Wednesday , 30 September 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
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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

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
#6 Position #12
39 Points 29
27 Played 27
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
54 Scored 39
44 Conceded 43
+10 GD -4
1.44 PPG 1.07
41% Win % 30%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ 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)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Philadelphia Union face off against Columbus Crew SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The 29-year-old Kai Wagner has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' David Accam has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
  • 36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. David Accam makes it 2-0.
  • 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 48' Ilsinho does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
  • 53' Jack Elliott has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Patrick Mullins trudges off to be replaced by JJ Williams on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Columbus Crew SC have won 437 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' Luis Argudo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Artur on 65 minute.
  • 68' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Ilsinho departs to be replaced by Olivier Mbaissidara.
  • 80' Fafa Picault needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 81' The whistle greets Brenden Aaronson as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Fontana.
  • 84' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Robinho exits the field as Eduardo Sosa enters on 84.
  • 89' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Nathan Harriel 3
Cucho Hernandez 3
Mohamed Farsi 2
David Accam 2
Julian Carranza 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Max Arfsten 2
Krisztian Nemeth 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
2 / 4
1.97 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union55% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC21%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
79%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
45%
Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union41% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC16%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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