Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Philadelphia Union

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 16 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 10' Hugo Picard

Milan Iloski 70' 1–1

Ben Bender 9' Y

Milan Iloski 26' Y

Y 30' Rudy Camacho

Olwethu Makhanya 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Subaru Park.

Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 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

Philadelphia Union 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
13 May	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
09 May	New England Revolution	A	0–0	D
02 May	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Toronto FC	A	3–3	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D
13 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
10 May	New York City FC	A	0–3	L
02 May	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
23 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		Columbus Crew SC
#6	Position	#7
50	Points	47
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
66	Scored	59
52	Conceded	52
+14	GD	+7
1.47	PPG	1.38
41%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ 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)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Subaru Park that hosts another battle between Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
9' Philadelphia Union receives a card for a hard tackle on 9.
10' What a moment for Hugo Picard! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' 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.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Milan Iloski on 26 minutes.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rudy Camacho on 30.
35' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
40' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
45' Poor challenge from Olwethu Makhanya. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
45' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Agustin Anello is hanging Jovan Lukic on the field on 45 minute.
50' Columbus Crew SC have won 453 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' Diego Rossi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 99 goals in his last 301 appearances.
65' The crowd applauds Bruno Damiani as he leaves the pitch. Ezekiel Alladoh steps in for Philadelphia Union.
66' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Marcelo Herrera on, Mohamed Farsi off on 66 minutes.
67' The whistle greets Andre Gomes as he departs to be replaced by Dylan Chambost.
70' A goal from the USA international Milan Iloski! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-1!
75' Bruno Damiani is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
80' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amar Sejdic is hanging Sekou Bangoura on the field on 80 minute.
85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Steven Moreira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nathan Harriel	3
Cucho Hernandez	3
Julian Carranza	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Max Arfsten	2
Mohamed Farsi	2
David Accam	2
Ilsinho	1

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-05-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2026-05-09 New England Revolution 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2026-05-02 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2026-04-22 Toronto FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.6 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union41% Draw28% Columbus Crew SC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

69%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

59%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union32% Draw45% Columbus Crew SC23%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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