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 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#13	Position	#10
16	Points	20
18	Played	18
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 8
25	Scored	26
33	Conceded	28
-8	GD	-2
0.89	PPG	1.11
22%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC get this one started.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Jack Elliott has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Josh Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
25' Philadelphia Union is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jack Elliott on 25.
30' Liam Fraser is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
35' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' A stunning finish from Alejandro Bedoya — that came from absolutely nowhere!
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 287 games and scored 430 goals.
53' Derrick Etienne is replacing Milton Valenzuela for the Columbus Crew SC side.
54' Aboubacar Keita makes way for Luis Diaz at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
59' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
64' A moment of madness from Kai Wagner on 64 minutes earns him a Red card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
66' Pedro Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
66' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Marlon Hairston is withdrawn and Liam Fraser gets his opportunity.
68' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Daniel Gazdag is replaced by Quinn Sullivan on 68 minute.
73' Daniel Gazdag has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 27 cards already picked up this season.
74' Poor challenge from Alvas Powell. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
77' The referee calls foul for Sergio Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
78' Stuart Findlay is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergio Santos at the 78 minute mark.
83' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Pedro Santos trudges off to be replaced by Miguel Berry on 83 minutes.
88' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
89' The USA Leon Flach breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 3-0!
90' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Harriel is hanging Alvas Powell on the field on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Philadelphia Union take all three points.

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
Ilsinho	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

1 / 4

1.61 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Columbus Crew SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union50% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC24%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

76%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

50%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union35% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC19%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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