Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Subaru Park.
- Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 #15 Position #10 7 Points 16 15 Played 15 1 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7 18 Scored 21 30 Conceded 23 -12 GD -2 0.47 PPG 1.07 7% Win % 27% Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this seasonPhiladelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Philadelphia Union0-152/316-301/431-452/246-602/161-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededColumbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Philadelphia Union to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 9' Ben Bender is having his name booked by the referee on 9.
- 10' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hugo Picard on 10.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 283 games and scored 424 goals.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 50% of all matches.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 26' Philadelphia Union player sees a card in front of him.
- 30' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 30.
- 35' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amar Sejdic, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 45' Philadelphia Union player sees a card in front of him.
- 45' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 45 minute. Jovan Lukic leaves to be changed by Agustin Anello.
- 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Indiana Vassilev suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' It’s high time Bradley Carnell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' Ezekiel Alladoh is replacing Bruno Damiani for the Philadelphia Union side.
- 66' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 66 minute. Mohamed Farsi leaves to be changed by Marcelo Herrera.
- 67' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Andre Gomes is replaced by Dylan Chambost.
- 70' What an equalizer from Milan Iloski!
- 75' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Amar Sejdic. He replaces Sekou Bangoura on 80 minute.
- 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 90' Philadelphia Union seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Philadelphia Union Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 19
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- 26
- 21
- 16
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9
Bruno Damiani ↓ Ezekiel Alladoh 65'
- 29
- 6
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4
Jovan Lukic ↓ Agustin Anello 45'
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Bench
- 11
- 15
- 14
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28
Agustin Anello ↑ 45'
- 20
- 76
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23
Ezekiel Alladoh ↑ 65'
- 66
- 37
Coach Bradley CarnellColumbus Crew SC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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20
Andre Gomes ↓ Dylan Chambost 67'
- 31
- 10
- 4
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8
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Taha Habroune 80'
- 28
- 25
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23
Mohamed Farsi ↓ Marcelo Herrera 66'
- 30
- 27
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17
Sekou Bangoura ↓ Amar Sejdic 80'
Bench
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7
Dylan Chambost ↑ 67'
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Marcelo Herrera ↑ 66'
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14
Amar Sejdic ↑ 80'
- 21
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16
Taha Habroune ↑ 80'
- 1
- 45
- 12
- 90
Coach Henrik Rydström -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nathan Harriel 3 Cucho Hernandez 3 Mohamed Farsi 2 David Accam 2 Julian Carranza 2 Daniel Gazdag 2 Max Arfsten 2 Leon Flach 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 DColumbus 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 accuracy2 / 41.19 Philadelphia Union xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 Columbus Crew SC xGI would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC 70%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.52Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Philadelphia Union or Draw 63%Draw or Columbus Crew SC 67%Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Columbus Crew SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 10.1%0 – 1 9.6%1 – 0 8.4%1 – 2 8.2%2 – 1 7.3%0 – 2 6.9%2 – 0 5.5%2 – 2 4.9%1 – 3 3.7%0 – 3 3%3 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union
Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 20% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.