Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
FC Cincinnati
2 – 4
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 13 Jul 2025 · 00:35 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Brian Anunga 18' Y
Pavel Bucha 45' Y
Evander 45' Y
Y 53' Dylan Chambost
Y 68' Daniel Gazdag
Y 78' Jacen Russell-Rowe
Miles Robinson 86' Y
Y 90' Taha Habroune

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
6
9
FC Cincinnati 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–4 L
05 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
28 Jun Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
25 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 3–1 W
14 Jun New England Revolution A 1–0 W
31 May D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul FC Cincinnati A 4–2 W
06 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
29 Jun Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
25 Jun Atlanta United FC H 3–1 W
14 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
31 May Internacional CF Miami A 1–5 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew SC
#8 Position #7
46 Points 47
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 14 / 5 / 15
67 Scored 59
75 Conceded 52
-8 GD +7
1.35 PPG 1.38
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at TQL Stadium!
  • 1' The Czech Republic Pavel Bucha breaks the deadlock on 1 minutes. 1-0!
  • 5' The deadlock is broken! Evander gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Dylan Chambost is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brian Anunga on 18.
  • 23' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Gonzalo Tapia scoring 1 goals.
  • 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 38' Taha Habroune needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' What composure from Diego Rossi! The Uruguay international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 45' Pavel Bucha picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Max Arfsten makes it 2-2.
  • 53' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 53.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Dylan Chambost as he leaves the pitch. Amar Sejdic steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 59' Goal! Miles Robinson scores his 8 goal in 303 matches.
  • 61' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Brian Anunga is replaced by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 68' Daniel Gazdag catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 68.
  • 73' Matt Miazga, a USA , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Jacen Russell-Rowe gets a card.
  • 78' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 78 minute. Jacen Russell-Rowe leaves to be changed by Taha Habroune.
  • 82' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — DeAndre Yedlin exits the field as Alvas Powell enters on 82.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Miles Robinson on 86 minutes earns him a card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 87' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Lukas Engel is withdrawn and Brad Smith gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 90 minute. Max Arfsten leaves to be changed by Tristan Brown.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 7
Lucas Zelarayan 5
Luciano Acosta 4
Pedro Santos 3
Miguel Berry 3
Kevin Denkey 2
Isaac Atanga 2
Taha Habroune 2

Head to Head

2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-06-28 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2025-06-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati W 2025-06-14 New England Revolution 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-05-31 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-07-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-06-25 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2025-06-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-05-31 Internacional CF Miami 5–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.91 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati34% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC42%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
58%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
66%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati27% Draw37% Columbus Crew SC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 1
3.1%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 15% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.