Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Orlando City SC

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 4 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Junior Urso 42' Y

Joseph Dezart 51' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Orlando City SC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

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

Orlando City SC 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC 2018-10-21 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
28 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–0	D
22 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
19 Aug	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
07 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	1–1	D
05 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–1	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	2–3	L
27 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–2	W
21 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
19 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
15 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
07 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

Orlando City SC		Columbus Crew SC
#9	Position	#7
46	Points	47
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
63	Scored	59
78	Conceded	52
-15	GD	+7
1.35	PPG	1.38
38%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

5/5

16-30

10/10

31-45

5/8

46-60

10/10

61-75

7/5

76+

13/15

■ 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)

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	16 G	4 A
Antoine Griezmann	14 G	6 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Orlando City SC is hosting Columbus Crew SC for another epic battle.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Darlington Nagbe, as he is very good at scoring at Exploria Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Orlando City SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Chris Mueller has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 297 appearances.
26' Daryl Dike puts Orlando City SC on the lead.
29' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Silvester van der Water makes no mistake. 2-0!
34' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
39' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Junior Urso argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
47' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
51' Poor challenge from Joseph Dezart. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
52' Goal! Antonio Carlos scores his 8 goal in 398 matches.
53' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Aboubacar Keita is withdrawn and Josh Williams gets his opportunity.
54' Miguel Berry does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
57' The Orlando City SC bench stirs into life. Silvester van der Water is withdrawn and Benji Michel gets his opportunity.
62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
65' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Alexandru Matan is replaced by Erik Hurtado on 65 minute.
69' A stunning finish from Junior Urso — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Bradley Wright-Phillips on, Miguel Berry off on 72 minutes.
77' Kyle Smith is replacing Ruan for the Orlando City SC side.
78' Fresh legs for Orlando City SC! Tesho Akindele comes on to replace Daryl Dike.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar Pareja will be considering his options from the bench.
87' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Rodrigo Schlegel on, Chris Mueller off on 87 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Antonio Carlos
2
Ruan ↓ Kyle Smith 77'
14
Silvester van der Water ↓ Benji Michel 57'
17
Nani ↓ Mauricio Pereira 57'
4
Joao Moutinho
40
Adam Grinwis
6
Robin Jansson
11
Junior Urso
18
Daryl Dike ↓ Tesho Akindele 78'
9
Chris Mueller ↓ Rodrigo Schlegel 87'
34
Joseph Dezart

Bench

15
Rodrigo Schlegel ↑ 87'
13
Tesho Akindele ↑ 78'
20
Oriol Rosell
22
Greg Ranjitsingh
24
Kyle Smith ↑ 77'
19
Benji Michel ↑ 57'
21
Andres Perea
10
Mauricio Pereira ↑ 57'
3
Emmanuel Mas

Coach Óscar Pareja

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Erik Hurtado 65'
22
Derrick Etienne ↓ Isaiah Parente 72'
14
Waylon Francis
25
Harrison Afful
7
Pedro Santos
6
Darlington Nagbe
30
Aboubacar Keita ↓ Josh Williams 53'
5
Vito Wormgoor
10
Lucas Zelarayan
27
Miguel Berry ↓ Bradley Wright-Phillips 72'

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rossi	6
Ramiro Enrique	5
Facundo Torres Perez	3
Gyasi Zardes	2
Miguel Berry	2
Luis Muriel	2
Junior Urso	2
Daryl Dike	2

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-08-28 Orlando City SC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2021-08-22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-08-19 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-08-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-08-05 Orlando City SC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-19 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.93 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC51% Draw22% Columbus Crew SC27%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

74%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

49%

Orlando City SC or Columbus Crew SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC34% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC26%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 0

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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