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 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Orlando City SC 16 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
#7	Position	#12
34	Points	29
27	Played	27
10 / 4 / 13	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 14
48	Scored	39
64	Conceded	43
-16	GD	-4
1.26	PPG	1.07
37%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

8/8

31-45

1/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

7/4

76+

9/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	13 G	1 A
Antoine Griezmann	8 G	4 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC is underway.
5' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Orlando City SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
26' What a moment for Daryl Dike! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
29' What composure from Silvester van der Water! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 292 games and scored 437 goals.
39' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
42' Junior Urso was booked on 42.
47' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
51' The referee calls foul for Joseph Dezart. He receives a Yellow card.
52' Magnificent from Antonio Carlos! That is 8 goals in 394 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Aboubacar Keita is replaced by Josh Williams.
54' Magnificent from Miguel Berry! That is 14 goals in 292 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
57' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benji Michel is hanging Silvester van der Water on the field on 57 minute.
62' 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.
65' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Erik Hurtado comes on to replace Alexandru Matan.
69' Sensational shot from Junior Urso. Orlando City SC is back in the lead.
72' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Miguel Berry has done his job and it is now time for Bradley Wright-Phillips to step up.
77' A change in the Orlando City SC ranks — Ruan exits the field as Kyle Smith enters on 77.
78' Tesho Akindele has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daryl Dike on 78 minute.
83' 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.
87' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rodrigo Schlegel is hanging Chris Mueller on the field on 87 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Orlando City SC take all three points.

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
Christopher Mueller	2
Luis Muriel	2
Benji Michel	2
Ercan Kara	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

1.94 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC54% Draw22% Columbus Crew SC24%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

76%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

46%

Orlando City SC or Columbus Crew SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC36% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC23%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

1 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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