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 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

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
#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' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jose Andres Martinez made 289 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Philadelphia Union have won 484 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alexandru Matan makes no mistake. 0-1!
33' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aidan Morris.
43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Will Sands.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Will Sands is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 44.
46' The supporters are chanting for Luis Diaz. He replaces Will Sands on 46 minute.
47' Poor challenge from Leon Flach. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
48' Kai Wagner was booked on 48.
48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Gazdag makes it 1-1.
52' Goal! Julian Carranza scores his 48 goal in 163 matches.
56' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
58' Lucas Zelarayan was booked on 58.
59' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
64' Philadelphia Union currently sit 21 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
71' Milos Degenek was booked on 71.
72' What a strike from Daniel Gazdag! The score is 3-1.
76' Yaw Yeboah gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Mohamed Farsi and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Joaquin Torres is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikael Uhre at the 79 minute mark.
80' The deadlock is broken! Julian Carranza gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
86' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Alexandru Matan has done his job and it is now time for Sean Zawadzki to step up.
87' Lucas Zelarayan makes way for Kevin Molino at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
89' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Jack McGlynn on, Leon Flach off on 89 minutes.
90' Philadelphia Union make a change. Julian Carranza trudges off to be replaced by Quinn Sullivan on 90 minutes.
Columbus Crew SC will have plenty to reflect on. Philadelphia Union were simply the better side today.

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	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

2.05 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Philadelphia Union to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union59% Draw22% Columbus Crew SC19%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

81%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

41%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union42% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.7%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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