Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Philadelphia Union

3 – 0

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 20:00 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Kai Wagner 35' Y

Kai Wagner 64' R

Y 66' Pedro Santos

Alvas Powell 74' Y

Sergio Santos 77' 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

2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–0	W
29 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
25 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	3–1	W
03 Sep	New England Revolution	H	0–1	L
29 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	1–3	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	0–3	L
25 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
12 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–1	L
04 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	2–3	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
5' Evan Bush has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Alejandro Bedoya has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' What a strike from Jack Elliott! The score is 1-0.
30' Columbus Crew SC 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.
35' Kai Wagner is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jamiro Monteiro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
46' What a strike from Alejandro Bedoya! The score is 2-0.
51' 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.
53' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Milton Valenzuela exits the field as Derrick Etienne enters on 53.
54' The crowd applauds Aboubacar Keita as he leaves the pitch. Luis Diaz steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Saad Abdul-Salam made 291 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
64' Philadelphia Union receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 64.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Pedro Santos on 66 minutes.
66' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Marlon Hairston exits the field as Liam Fraser enters on 66.
68' The whistle greets Daniel Gazdag as he departs to be replaced by Quinn Sullivan.
73' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
74' A moment of madness from Alvas Powell on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
77' The referee calls foul for Sergio Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
78' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Sergio Santos is withdrawn and Stuart Findlay gets his opportunity.
83' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Pedro Santos exits the field as Miguel Berry enters on 83.
88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leon Flach makes it 3-0.
90' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Alvas Powell departs to be replaced by Nathan Harriel.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira ↓ Saad Abdul-Salam 66'
17
Marlon Hairston ↓ Liam Fraser 66'
24
Evan Bush
19
Milton Valenzuela ↓ Derrick Etienne 53'
4
Jonathan Mensah
11
Gyasi Zardes
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Miguel Berry 83'
6
Darlington Nagbe
30
Aboubacar Keita ↓ Luis Diaz 54'
10
Lucas Zelarayan
3
Josh Williams

Bench

13
Eric Dick
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips
22
Derrick Etienne ↑ 53'
18
Liam Fraser ↑ 66'
14
Waylon Francis
12
Luis Diaz ↑ 54'
27
Miguel Berry ↑ 83'
16
Isaiah Parente
26
Saad Abdul-Salam ↑ 66'

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

2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-09-29 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-09-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-09-19 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-09-03 Philadelphia Union 0–1 New England Revolution L 2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-09-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-09-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-12 Internacional CF Miami 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.98 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union58% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC19%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

81%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

42%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union42% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC15%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

10%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.3%

4 – 1

3.2%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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