Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Philadelphia Union

1 – 1

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sat 16 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 10' Hugo Picard

Milan Iloski 70' 1–1

Ben Bender 9' Y

Milan Iloski 26' Y

Y 30' Rudy Camacho

Olwethu Makhanya 45' Y

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

2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
13 May	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
09 May	New England Revolution	A	0–0	D
02 May	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Toronto FC	A	3–3	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D
13 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
10 May	New York City FC	A	0–3	L
02 May	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
23 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
9' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ben Bender on 9 minutes.
10' Hugo Picard makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
15' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' 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.
26' Milan Iloski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
30' It’s gonna be a card for Rudy Camacho.
35' Philadelphia Union currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Taha Habroune has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' A moment of madness from Olwethu Makhanya on 45 minutes earns him a card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
45' The supporters are chanting for Agustin Anello. He replaces Jovan Lukic on 45 minute.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's 4-4-2 shape.
60' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Bruno Damiani exits the field as Ezekiel Alladoh enters on 65.
66' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Mohamed Farsi is replaced by Marcelo Herrera on 66 minute.
67' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Andre Gomes has done his job and it is now time for Dylan Chambost to step up.
70' Milan Iloski adds to his 10 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
75' Steven Moreira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
80' The supporters are chanting for Amar Sejdic. He replaces Sekou Bangoura on 80 minute.
85' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Max Arfsten scoring 1 goals.
90' Andre Blake has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Philadelphia Union 1-1 Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

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
Hugo Picard	1

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-05-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2026-05-09 New England Revolution 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2026-05-02 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2026-04-22 Toronto FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.69 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union44% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

71%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

56%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union34% Draw45% Columbus Crew SC21%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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