Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 21:00 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'
Zac MacMath 17' Y
Tosaint Ricketts 35' Y
Ali Adnan 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Micheal Barwegen
5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

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

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1
2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
01 Sep New York City FC H 1–3 L
29 Aug Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
25 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–3 L
18 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W
31 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D
25 Aug FC Cincinnati A 3–1 W
21 Aug New York City FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Toronto FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Columbus Crew SC
#16 Position #12
50 Points 29
26 Played 27
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
59 Scored 39
26 Conceded 43
+33 GD -4
1.92 PPG 1.07
58% Win % 30%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 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 . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Artur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 17' Zac MacMath is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
  • 18' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gyasi Zardes on 18.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Tosaint Ricketts. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Ali Adnan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harrison Afful is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 57' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wil Trapp is hanging David Guzman on the field on 57 minute.
  • 61' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fredy Montero is hanging Tosaint Ricketts on the field on 61 minute.
  • 63' Michaell Chirinos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Theo Bair on 63 minute.
  • 68' Doneil Henry has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 76' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Youness Mokhtar departs to be replaced by Luis Argudo.
  • 81' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Scott Sutter is replaced by Jake Nerwinski.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Miguel Berry 1
Diego Rossi 1
Brek Shea 1
Ibrahim Aliyu 1
Kei Kamara 1
Jean-Claude Ngando 1

Head to Head

2019-09-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2019-09-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-09-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 New York City FC L 2019-08-29 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-08-25 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-09-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-08-21 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.96 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC52% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
48%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC40% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC18%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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