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 17 games · 13 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 17 games · 19 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	17	39
2	Internacional CF Miami	17	37
3	New England Revolution	16	29
4	Chicago Fire FC	16	26
5	New York City FC	17	25
6	Charlotte FC	17	25
7	FC Cincinnati	17	23
8	D.C. United SC	17	22
9	New York Red Bulls	17	22
10	Orlando City SC	17	20
11	Columbus Crew SC	17	19
12	Toronto FC	17	16
13	Montreal Impact FC	17	15
14	Philadelphia Union	17	13
15	Atlanta United FC	17	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	16	33
17	Los Angeles FC	18	33
18	San Jose Earthquakes	17	33
19	FC Dallas	17	26
20	Real Salt Lake	16	26
21	Houston Dynamo	16	26
22	St. Louis City	17	25
23	Seattle Sounders FC	16	24
24	Minnesota United FC	17	23
25	Portland Timbers	17	21
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	18	21
27	San Diego FC	17	20
28	Colorado Rapids SC	17	19
29	Austin FC	17	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	17	14

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
#14	Position	#11
13	Points	19
17	Played	17
3 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	5 / 4 / 8
22	Scored	24
31	Conceded	26
-9	GD	-2
0.76	PPG	1.12
18%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 14th (13 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 11th (19 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

2/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/3

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
5' France international Rudy Camacho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
9' That looks like a foul for a card for Ben Bender.
10' Magnificent from Hugo Picard! That is 9 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 50% of all matches.
25' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' Poor challenge from Milan Iloski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
30' Rudy Camacho was booked on 30.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Olwethu Makhanya has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
45' Agustin Anello is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jovan Lukic at the 45 minute mark.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
65' The supporters are chanting for Ezekiel Alladoh. He replaces Bruno Damiani on 65 minute.
66' The supporters are chanting for Marcelo Herrera. He replaces Mohamed Farsi on 66 minute.
67' The crowd applauds Andre Gomes as he leaves the pitch. Dylan Chambost steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
70' Brilliant from the ! Milan Iloski makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 70.
75' 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.
80' The crowd applauds Sekou Bangoura as he leaves the pitch. Amar Sejdic steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
85' Geiner Martinez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
90' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
The points are shared — Philadelphia Union 1-1 Columbus Crew SC. Honours even.

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

2 / 4

1.25 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union35% Draw30% Columbus Crew SC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

65%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

65%

Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union25% Draw49% Columbus Crew SC26%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10%

0 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.8%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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