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

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

2021-10-03 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	#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' And we are off! Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC — let the football do the talking.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Luis Diaz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 303 appearances.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jack Elliott makes it 1-0.
30' Milton Valenzuela has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kai Wagner.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leon Flach made 285 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alejandro Bedoya makes no mistake. 2-0!
51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marlon Hairston is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
53' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Milton Valenzuela is replaced by Derrick Etienne on 53 minute.
54' The whistle greets Aboubacar Keita as he departs to be replaced by Luis Diaz.
59' Josh Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kai Wagner on 64.
66' Pedro Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
66' Liam Fraser has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marlon Hairston on 66 minute.
68' The crowd applauds Daniel Gazdag as he leaves the pitch. Quinn Sullivan steps in for Philadelphia Union.
73' Jamiro Monteiro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 20 cards already picked up this season.
74' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Alvas Powell will be fuming at that decision.
77' Sergio Santos was booked on 77.
78' Stuart Findlay is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergio Santos at the 78 minute mark.
83' The crowd applauds Pedro Santos as he leaves the pitch. Miguel Berry steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
88' Miguel Berry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
89' A stunning finish from Leon Flach — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Alvas Powell is withdrawn and Nathan Harriel gets his opportunity.
Philadelphia Union celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Nathan Harriel	3
Cucho Hernandez	3
Julian Carranza	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Max Arfsten	2
Mohamed Farsi	2
David Accam	2
Tai Baribo	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

1.89 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 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: 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

79%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

45%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union40% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC17%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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