Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Philadelphia Union

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Columbus Crew SC

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

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

Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#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' Three points are at stake. Philadelphia Union host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
5' Germany international Kai Wagner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
10' 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.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Jamiro Monteiro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 293 appearances.
24' What a moment for Jamiro Monteiro! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alexandru Matan on 43 minutes.
46' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Kevin Molino is replaced by Lucas Zelarayan on 46 minute.
51' The referee calls foul for Vito Wormgoor. He receives a Yellow card.
56' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
57' Sergio Santos is replacing Cory Burke for the Philadelphia Union side.
58' The whistle greets Jack McGlynn as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Real.
60' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Milton Valenzuela comes on to replace Alexandru Matan.
61' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Alexandru Matan is withdrawn and Milton Valenzuela gets his opportunity.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Matthew Real argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Liam Fraser by Waylon Francis on 76 minute.
79' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya is replaced by Quinn Sullivan.
84' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Leon Flach gets a Yellow card.
89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cory Burke, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 11 goals in the last 9 games.
90' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 90 minute. Olivier Mbaizo leaves to be changed by Alvas Powell.
Philadelphia Union celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Hugo Picard	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

3 / 4

1.64 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Columbus Crew SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union52% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC22%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

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

79%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

48%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union37% Draw47% Columbus Crew SC16%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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