Thursday , 2 July 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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

1
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 #10
32 Points 16
14 Played 15
10 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
34 Scored 21
12 Conceded 23
+22 GD -2
2.29 PPG 1.07
71% Win % 27%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
6/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
6/2
■ 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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aboubacar Keita, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 17.
  • 18' What a strike from Gyasi Zardes! The score is 0-1.
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' 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 Scott Sutter suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Ali Adnan was booked on 45.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Wil Trapp. He replaces David Guzman on 57 minute.
  • 61' Fredy Montero has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tosaint Ricketts on 61 minute.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Theo Bair is replaced by Michaell Chirinos on 63 minute.
  • 68' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Luis Argudo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Luis Argudo. He replaces Youness Mokhtar on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Scott Sutter is replaced by Jake Nerwinski.
  • 87' Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Kei Kamara 1
Fredy Montero 1
Derrick Etienne 1
Luis Diaz 1
Miguel Berry 1
Diego Rossi 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
1.05 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC53% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
47%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC41% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC16%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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