Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.
- Orlando City SC 18 games · 20 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
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #10 |
| 20 | Points | 20 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 6 / 2 / 10 | W / D / L | 5 / 5 / 8 |
| 30 | Scored | 26 |
| 47 | Conceded | 28 |
| -17 | GD | -2 |
| 1.11 | PPG | 1.11 |
| 33% | Win % | 28% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
63%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
16%
Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
Orlando City SC this season
21%
Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
Columbus Crew SC this season
Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ 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)
Orlando City SC
| Martin Ojeda | 11 G |
Columbus Crew SC
| Diego Rossi | 6 G | 1 A |
| Wessam Abou Ali | 5 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Orlando City SC get us underway at Exploria Stadium.
- 5' Colombia international Cucho Hernandez has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dagur THorhallsson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
- 15' 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.
- 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Julian Gressel makes it 0-1.
- 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rudy Camacho, as he is very good at scoring at Exploria Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 26' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 31' Martin Ojeda, a Argentina , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 287 games and scored 430 goals.
- 46' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Martin Ojeda makes it 1-1.
- 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' Diego Rossi puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
- 57' Fresh legs for Orlando City SC! Facundo Torres Perez comes on to replace Felipe Martins.
- 62' It looks surprising Orlando City SC does not make any changes. Robin Jansson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 68' The deadlock is broken! Cucho Hernandez gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
- 69' The Orlando City SC manager makes a substitution. Rafael Santos departs to be replaced by Luca Petrasso.
- 70' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Ivan Angulo is replaced by Jack Lynn.
- 72' Sean Zawadzki is replacing Alexandru Matan for the Columbus Crew SC side.
- 73' Facundo Torres Perez doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 78' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 81' Julian Gressel makes way for Mohamed Farsi at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
- 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Aidan Morris.
- 86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ramiro Enrique makes no mistake. 3-3!
- 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ramiro Enrique.
- 90' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Christian Ramirez on, Diego Rossi off on 90 minutes.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-3.
Lineups
Orlando City SC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 15
- 11
- 1
- 8
- 10
-
3
Rafael Santos ↓ Luca Petrasso 69'
- 6
-
77
Ivan Angulo ↓ Jack Lynn 70'
- 7
- 5
- 23
Bench
- 31
- 21
- 24
- 22
-
26
Michael Halliday ↑ 81'
-
17
Facundo Torres Perez ↑ 57'
-
20
Luca Petrasso ↑ 69'
-
27
Jack Lynn ↑ 70'
- 28
Coach
Óscar Pareja
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 9
- 31
- 18
-
14
Yaw Yeboah ↓ Yevgen Cheberko 72'
-
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Sean Zawadzki 72'
-
10
Diego Rossi ↓ Christian Ramirez 90'
-
4
Rudy Camacho ↓ Kevin Molino 81'
-
7
Julian Gressel ↓ Mohamed Farsi 81'
- 6
- 8
- 28
Bench
- 94
-
17
Christian Ramirez ↑ 90'
- 24
-
13
Kevin Molino ↑ 81'
-
25
Sean Zawadzki ↑ 72'
- 19
-
23
Mohamed Farsi ↑ 81'
- 27
-
21
Yevgen Cheberko ↑ 72'
Coach
Wilfried Nancy
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Rossi | 6 |
| Ramiro Enrique | 5 |
| Facundo Torres Perez | 3 |
| Junior Urso | 2 |
| Daryl Dike | 2 |
| Marco Pasalic | 2 |
| Derrick Etienne | 2 |
| Cucho Hernandez | 2 |
Head to Head
Orlando City SC Form
Columbus Crew SC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.37
Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22
Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 80%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Orlando City SC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.59
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 | 48% |
|
52% |
Double Chance
Orlando City SC or Draw
69%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
51%
Orlando City SC or Columbus Crew SC
80%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 4–3 not predicted4 – 3Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC
| Handicap | Orlando City SC covers | Push | Columbus Crew SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 13% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 17% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 16% | 21% |
| +1.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +2 | 79% | 11% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.