Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Philadelphia Union

4 – 1

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Columbus Crew SC

Sun 26 Feb 2023 · 00:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jakob Glesnes og 28' 0–1

Daniel Gazdag pen 45+3' 1–1

Julian Carranza 52' 2–1

Daniel Gazdag pen 72' 3–1

Julian Carranza 80' 4–1

Y 39' Aidan Morris

Y 43' Will Sands

Leon Flach 47' Y

Y 56' Juan Hernandez

Y 58' Lucas Zelarayan

Y 71' Milos Degenek

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC 2022-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-04-09 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Columbus Crew SC	H	4–1	W
05 Nov	Los Angeles FC	A	3–6	L
31 Oct	New York City FC	H	3–1	W
21 Oct	FC Cincinnati	H	1–0	W
09 Oct	Toronto FC	H	4–0	W
01 Oct	Charlotte FC	A	0–4	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Philadelphia Union	A	1–4	L
09 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
05 Oct	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D
01 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	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' What a night it is going to be! Philadelphia Union welcome Columbus Crew SC for this crunch clash at Subaru Park.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
28' Alexandru Matan makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
39' Aidan Morris picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
43' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 43.
44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Will Sands.
46' Luis Diaz is replacing Will Sands for the Columbus Crew SC side.
47' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Leon Flach gets a Yellow card.
48' Kai Wagner has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 48.
48' What an equalizer from Daniel Gazdag!
52' Julian Carranza does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
56' Juan Hernandez was booked on 56.
58' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
59' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 59.
64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
71' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Milos Degenek gets a Yellow card.
72' What a moment for Daniel Gazdag! That strike on 72 puts his side firmly in control.
76' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Yaw Yeboah comes on to replace Mohamed Farsi.
79' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joaquin Torres is hanging Mikael Uhre on the field on 79 minute.
80' The Argentina Julian Carranza breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 4-1!
85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
86' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Sean Zawadzki comes on to replace Alexandru Matan.
87' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Lucas Zelarayan trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Molino on 87 minutes.
89' Jack McGlynn is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leon Flach at the 89 minute mark.
90' The supporters are chanting for Quinn Sullivan. He replaces Julian Carranza on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC share the spoils 4-1.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

14
Yaw Yeboah ↑ 76'
24
Evan Bush
13
Kevin Molino ↑ 86'
11
Luis Diaz ↑ 46'
16
Isaiah Parente
33
Jake Morris
25
Sean Zawadzki ↑ 86'
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↑ 76'
27
Max Arfsten

Coach Wilfried Nancy

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

2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-11-05 Los Angeles FC 6–3 Philadelphia Union L 2022-10-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York City FC W 2022-10-21 Philadelphia Union 1–0 FC Cincinnati W 2022-10-09 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Toronto FC W 2022-10-01 Charlotte FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-10-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-10-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-09-14 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.42 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Philadelphia Union to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union65% Draw20% Columbus Crew SC15%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

85%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

35%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union49% Draw38% Columbus Crew SC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 0

7.3%

2 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4.5%

4 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	20%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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