Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Philadelphia Union
0 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Wed 28 Aug 2024 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 3' Derrick Jones
Kai Wagner 45' Y
Y 89' Malte Amundsen
Y 90' Patrick Schulte

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Subaru Park.

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

5
7
8
Philadelphia Union 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 0–1 L
20 Jul Nashville SC H 3–0 W
17 Jul New England Revolution H 5–1 W
13 Jul Toronto FC A 1–2 L
06 Jul New York Red Bulls H 0–0 D
04 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 3–4 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W
20 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
17 Jul Charlotte FC H 1–1 D
14 Jul Los Angeles FC A 5–1 W
06 Jul Toronto FC H 4–0 W
04 Jul Nashville SC H 2–0 W

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' We are underway at Subaru Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' Derrick Jones has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 3.
  • 8' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 8.
  • 13' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 18' Dylan Chambost has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Olivier Mbaizo is hanging Nathan Harriel on the field on 22 minute.
  • 27' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danley Jean Jacques made 438 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Kai Wagner. He receives a card.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexandru Matan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' Max Arfsten has so much to prove this time. He replaces DeJuan Jones on 62 minute.
  • 67' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 71' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Aziel Jackson is replaced by Cucho Hernandez on 71 minute.
  • 72' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Alexandru Matan by Darlington Nagbe on 72 minute.
  • 75' What a strike from Yaw Yeboah! The score is 0-1.
  • 80' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' Malte Amundsen is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cucho Hernandez 3
Nathan Harriel 3
Mohamed Farsi 2
David Accam 2
Julian Carranza 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Max Arfsten 2
Hugo Picard 1

Head to Head

2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 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

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-07-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Nashville SC W 2024-07-17 Philadelphia Union 5–1 New England Revolution W 2024-07-13 Toronto FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2024-07-06 Philadelphia Union 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-07-20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2024-07-14 Los Angeles FC 1–5 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-07-06 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Toronto FC W 2024-07-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union46% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC27%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
54%
Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union37% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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