Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Orlando City SC

4 – 3

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Julian Gressel

Martin Ojeda 48' 1–1

1–2 56' Diego Rossi

1–3 68' Cucho Hernandez

Facundo Torres Perez 73' 2–3

Ramiro Enrique 86' 3–3

Ramiro Enrique 90+8' 4–3

Y 82' Aidan Morris

Ramiro Enrique 90' 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

2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC 2023-05-13 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2022-04-16 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC 2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	4–3	W
02 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	St. Louis City	H	2–1	W
21 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
15 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	3–4	L
02 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	4–2	W
31 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
20 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
16 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	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' Julian Gressel, a USA , has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
16' Goal! Julian Gressel scores his 30 goal in 292 matches.
21' Yevgen Cheberko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 292 appearances.
26' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' It is a cagey affair so far. Orlando City SC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact 3-4-2-1.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' Ivan Angulo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Orlando City SC so far.
46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
48' Martin Ojeda does the damage! The net is bulging and Orlando City SC surge ahead!
53' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' Diego Rossi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
57' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Facundo Torres Perez on, Felipe Martins off on 57 minutes.
62' The 35-year-old Christian Ramirez has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
67' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
68' A stunning finish from Cucho Hernandez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
69' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Luca Petrasso on, Rafael Santos off on 69 minutes.
70' The Orlando City SC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Angulo departs to be replaced by Jack Lynn.
72' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Alexandru Matan is replaced by Sean Zawadzki.
73' A stunning finish from Facundo Torres Perez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
78' A quiet spell here at Exploria Stadium. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
81' The crowd applauds Julian Gressel as he leaves the pitch. Mohamed Farsi steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
82' Aidan Morris is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
86' What a moment for Ramiro Enrique! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Orlando City SC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Christian Ramirez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Rossi at the 90 minute mark.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Orlando City SC players.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

15
Rodrigo Schlegel
11
Martin Ojeda
1
Pedro Gallese
8
Felipe Martins ↓ Facundo Torres Perez 57'
10
Mauricio Pereyra ↓ Michael Halliday 81'
3
Rafael Santos ↓ Luca Petrasso 69'
6
Robin Jansson
77
Ivan Angulo ↓ Jack Lynn 70'
7
Ramiro Enrique
5
Cesar Araujo
23
Dagur THorhallsson

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

94
Jimmy Medranda
17
Christian Ramirez ↑ 90'
24
Evan Bush
13
Kevin Molino ↑ 81'
25
Sean Zawadzki ↑ 72'
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe
23
Mohamed Farsi ↑ 81'
27
Max Arfsten
21
Yevgen Cheberko ↑ 72'

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rossi	6
Ramiro Enrique	5
Facundo Torres Perez	3
Marco Pasalic	2
Derrick Etienne	2
Cucho Hernandez	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Christopher Mueller	2

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2023-08-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-08-26 Orlando City SC 2–1 St. Louis City W 2023-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City SC W 2023-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Orlando City SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.46 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC51% Draw20% Columbus Crew SC29%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

71%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

49%

Orlando City SC or Columbus Crew SC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC36% Draw35% Columbus Crew SC29%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 3

4.7%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 3

3.8%

4 – 2

3.4%

2 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	13%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	17%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	15%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	10%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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