Minnesota United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 19:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

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Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Minnesota United FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2020-09-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC 2020-07-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Minnesota United FC 2019-05-19 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-10-28 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
25 Feb	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
22 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–3	L
08 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	5–2	W
05 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–5	L
01 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
24 Feb	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
07 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	1–1	D
04 Oct	New England Revolution	A	2–1	W
30 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Columbus Crew SC
#25	Position	#10
24	Points	20
18	Played	18
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 8
20	Scored	26
25	Conceded	28
-5	GD	-2
1.33	PPG	1.11
33%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Minnesota United FC host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 0% of all matches.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Kervin Arriaga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' Rudy Camacho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Alexandru Matan trudges off to be replaced by Christian Ramirez on 46 minutes.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
54' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a card on 54.
59' Cucho Hernandez makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
60' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tani Oluwaseyi is hanging Teemu Pukki on the field on 60 minute.
61' Minnesota United FC ring the changes. Caden Clark has done his job and it is now time for Loic Mesanvi to step up.
66' Dayne St. Clair has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 283 appearances.
71' Minnesota United FC make a change. Alejandro Bran trudges off to be replaced by Moses Nyeman on 71 minutes.
75' The crowd applauds Yaw Yeboah as he leaves the pitch. Yevgen Cheberko steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
80' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
82' Minnesota United FC make a change. Sang-bin Jeong trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Adebayo-Smith on 82 minutes.
87' The 25-year-old Alejandro Bran has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Tani Oluwaseyi 60'
20
Wil Trapp ↓ Kervin Arriaga 71'
15
Michael Boxall
31
Hassani Dotson
97
Dayne St. Clair
37
Caden Clark ↓ Loic Mesanvi 61'
27
D.J. Taylor
8
Joseph Rosales
4
Miguel Tapias
11
Sang-bin Jeong ↓ Jordan Adebayo-Smith 82'
25
Alejandro Bran ↓ Moses Nyeman 71'

Bench

Coach Cameron Knowles

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cucho Hernandez
31
Steven Moreira
18
Malte Amundsen
14
Yaw Yeboah ↓ Yevgen Cheberko 75'
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Christian Ramirez 46'
10
Diego Rossi
4
Rudy Camacho
6
Darlington Nagbe
8
Aidan Morris
28
Patrick Schulte
27
Max Arfsten

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	4
Francisco Calvo	2
Robin Lod	2
Darwin Quintero	1
Ethan Finlay	1
Pedro Santos	1
Lucas Zelarayan	1
Cucho Hernandez	1

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2024-03-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-02-25 Austin FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-10-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-10-08 Minnesota United FC 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-10-05 Los Angeles FC 5–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-10-01 Minnesota United FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-03-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-02-24 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2023-10-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-10-07 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-10-04 New England Revolution 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.37 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.29 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Columbus Crew SC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC38% Draw29% Columbus Crew SC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

62%

Minnesota United FC or Columbus Crew SC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC28% Draw47% Columbus Crew SC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

1 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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