Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Philadelphia Union

4 – 1

Full Time

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 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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
#15	Position	#10
7	Points	16
15	Played	15
1 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 7
18	Scored	21
30	Conceded	23
-12	GD	-2
0.47	PPG	1.07
7%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/4

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Philadelphia Union kicks off things out of here…
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' 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.
15' 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.
20' Philadelphia Union have won 477 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
28' A goal from the Romania international Alexandru Matan! He fires home on 28 to make it 0-1!
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Max Arfsten scoring 1 goals.
39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aidan Morris.
43' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
44' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
46' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Will Sands has done his job and it is now time for Luis Diaz to step up.
47' A moment of madness from Leon Flach on 47 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kai Wagner.
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Gazdag makes no mistake. 1-1!
52' GOAL! Julian Carranza scores on 52.
56' The referee calls foul for Juan Hernandez. He receives a Yellow card.
58' Lucas Zelarayan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
59' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 59.
64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' The referee calls foul for Milos Degenek. He receives a Yellow card.
72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Gazdag makes no mistake. 3-1!
76' The whistle greets Mohamed Farsi as he departs to be replaced by Yaw Yeboah.
79' The crowd applauds Mikael Uhre as he leaves the pitch. Joaquin Torres steps in for Philadelphia Union.
80' What a moment for Julian Carranza! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
85' Jack Elliott needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 35 Yellow cards this season.
86' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sean Zawadzki is hanging Alexandru Matan on the field on 86 minute.
87' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 87 minute. Lucas Zelarayan leaves to be changed by Kevin Molino.
89' The crowd applauds Leon Flach as he leaves the pitch. Jack McGlynn steps in for Philadelphia Union.
90' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Julian Carranza by Quinn Sullivan on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Philadelphia Union 4-1 Columbus Crew SC.

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

4 / 4

1.92 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union57% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC20%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

80%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

43%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union39% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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