Thursday , 2 July 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Philadelphia Union
3 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 23 Mar 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 68' Gaston Sauro

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

5
7
8
Philadelphia Union 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-03-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W
17 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
10 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
02 Mar Toronto FC H 1–3 L
31 Oct New York City FC A 1–3 L
28 Oct New York City FC A 1–3 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
16 Mar FC Dallas H 1–0 W
09 Mar New England Revolution A 2–0 W
02 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
12 Nov New York Red Bulls A 0–3 L
04 Nov New York Red Bulls H 1–0 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 history
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Philadelphia Union have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The 29-year-old Carlos Miguel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harrison Afful made 284 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' David Accam adds to his 0 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 41' David Accam makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Philadelphia Union are in front.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 48' GOAL! Ilsinho scores on 48. Assisted by David Accam
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 286 games and scored 477 goals.
  • 54' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Patrick Mullins departs to be replaced by JJ Williams.
  • 59' Brenden Aaronson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' Luis Argudo is replacing Artur for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gaston Sauro.
  • 73' 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 Patrick Mullins suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Ilsinho has done his job and it is now time for Olivier Mbaissidara to step up.
  • 80' Robinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 81' Anthony Fontana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brenden Aaronson at the 81 minute mark.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Robinho is replaced by Eduardo Sosa on 84 minute.
  • 89' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Columbus Crew SC will have plenty to reflect on. Philadelphia Union were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cucho Hernandez 3
Nathan Harriel 3
Mohamed Farsi 2
David Accam 2
Julian Carranza 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Max Arfsten 2
Jamiro Monteiro 1

Head to Head

2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-03-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-03-17 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-03-02 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Toronto FC L 2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-10-28 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2019-03-09 New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-11-04 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.47 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union44% Draw28% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
56%
Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union31% Draw47% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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