Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Philadelphia Union

2 – 2

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 10 May 2025 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 55' Yevgen Cheberko

Y 84' Malte Amundsen

Overview

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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

2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
03 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
26 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	3–0	W
19 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	3–0	W
12 Apr	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
05 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	0–0	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Philadelphia Union	A	2–2	D
03 May	Charlotte FC	H	4–2	W
26 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–1	L
13 Apr	St. Louis City	A	2–1	W
05 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
5' Mohamed Farsi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Philadelphia Union 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.
35' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' The Israel Tai Baribo breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
50' The 25-year-old Max Arfsten has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yevgen Cheberko.
60' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Yevgen Cheberko has done his job and it is now time for Malte Amundsen to step up.
61' Goal! Max Arfsten scores his 13 goal in 284 matches.
64' Goal! Frankie Westfield scores his 1 goal in 286 matches.
68' Philadelphia Union make a change. Bruno Damiani trudges off to be replaced by Mikkel Uhre on 68 minutes.
69' The supporters are chanting for Olwethu Makhanya. He replaces Tai Baribo on 69 minute.
74' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
78' Jesus Bueno gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Danley Jean Jacques and will look to change the dynamic.
79' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Quinn Sullivan is replaced by Chris Donovan on 79 minute.
84' A moment of madness from Malte Amundsen on 84 minutes earns him a card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Jovan Lukic is replaced by Jeremy Rafanello on 90 minute.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
19
Indiana Vassilev
33
Quinn Sullivan ↓ Chris Donovan 79'
26
Nathan Harriel
21
Danley Jean Jacques ↓ Jesus Bueno 78'
5
Jacob Glesnes
9
Tai Baribo ↓ Olwethu Makhanya 69'
20
Bruno Damiani ↓ Mikkel Uhre 68'
76
Andrew Rick
39
Frankie Westfield
4
Jovan Lukic ↓ Jeremy Rafanello 90'

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira
7
Dylan Chambost
10
Diego Rossi
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 90'
8
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Ibrahim Aliyu 78'
13
Aziel Jackson ↓ Jacen Russell-Rowe 60'
28
Patrick Schulte
25
Sean Zawadzki
23
Mohamed Farsi
27
Max Arfsten ↓ Amar Sejdic 90'
21
Yevgen Cheberko ↓ Malte Amundsen 60'

Bench

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
Yaw Yeboah	1

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-05-03 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2025-04-26 Philadelphia Union 3–0 D.C. United SC W 2025-04-19 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Atlanta United FC W 2025-04-12 New York City FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-04-05 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Orlando City SC D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC W 2025-04-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-04-19 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-04-13 St. Louis City 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-04-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.61 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union39% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

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

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

65%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

61%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union29% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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