Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 23 Jun 2021 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Alexandru Matan

Y 51' Vito Wormgoor

Matthew Real 72' Y

Leon Flach 84' 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

2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union 2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
20 Jun	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D
30 May	Portland Timbers	H	3–0	W
23 May	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
15 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
12 May	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jun	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
19 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
29 May	Toronto FC	H	2–1	W
22 May	New York City FC	A	0–0	D
16 May	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
12 May	Toronto FC	A	0–2	L

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' That's the starting whistle at Subaru Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC.
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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Milton Valenzuela made 303 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Vito Wormgoor, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Derrick Etienne has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' What a moment for Jamiro Monteiro! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
29' 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.
34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eloy Room is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
43' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Alexandru Matan will be fuming at that decision.
46' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Kevin Molino is replaced by Lucas Zelarayan.
51' Poor challenge from Vito Wormgoor. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
56' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
57' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Cory Burke exits the field as Sergio Santos enters on 57.
58' Matthew Real has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack McGlynn on 58 minute.
60' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Alexandru Matan is withdrawn and Milton Valenzuela gets his opportunity.
61' The supporters are chanting for Milton Valenzuela. He replaces Alexandru Matan on 61 minute.
66' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
71' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
72' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Matthew Real will be fuming at that decision.
76' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Waylon Francis is hanging Liam Fraser on the field on 76 minute.
79' Quinn Sullivan is replacing Alejandro Bedoya for the Philadelphia Union side.
84' Philadelphia Union player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
89' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Max Arfsten scoring 1 goals.
90' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Olivier Mbaizo has done his job and it is now time for Alvas Powell to step up.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Philadelphia Union take all three points.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Quinn Sullivan 79'
19
Cory Burke ↓ Sergio Santos 58'
15
Olivier Mbaizo ↓ Alvas Powell 90'
5
Jakob Glesnes
31
Leon Flach
10
Jamiro Monteiro
16
Jack McGlynn ↓ Matthew Real 58'
23
Kacper Przybylko

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Milton Valenzuela 60'
22
Derrick Etienne ↓ Marlon Hairston 76'
18
Liam Fraser ↓ Waylon Francis 76'
4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes
7
Pedro Santos
9
Kevin Molino ↓ Lucas Zelarayan 46'
6
Darlington Nagbe
5
Vito Wormgoor

Bench

14
Waylon Francis ↑ 76'
17
Marlon Hairston ↑ 76'
24
Evan Bush
19
Milton Valenzuela ↑ 60'
30
Aboubacar Keita
10
Lucas Zelarayan ↑ 46'
16
Isaiah Parente ↑ 76'
26
Saad Abdul-Salam

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers W 2021-05-23 D.C. United SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-15 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2021-05-12 Philadelphia Union 1–1 New England Revolution D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-05-16 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.55 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union49% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC24%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

76%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

51%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union34% Draw48% Columbus Crew SC18%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

2 – 0

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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