Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew

Atlanta United FC

4 - 2

Columbus Crew

🕒 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00 Europe/London 📍 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ C. Penso 🔁 MLS Cup - Round 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

MLS Cup - Round 1

MLS Table

Atlanta United FC 10 · Columbus Crew 2

Referee Stats

C. Penso

20 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	55%
Draws	35%
Away wins	10%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Atlanta United FC had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Atlanta United FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-4-3

Goals For / Against

46 / 23

Avg: 2.56 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 2.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-9

Goals For / Against

32 / 38

Avg: 1.60 / 1.90

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.06

PPG

1.05

2.56

1.60

1.28

1.90

78%

O2.5

60%

78%

BTTS

80%

Score 1st

League-position context

Atlanta United FC rank10th

Columbus Crew rank2nd

Atlanta United FC points54

Columbus Crew points70

Atlanta United FC: #10 · 54 pts · GD +11

16 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Columbus Crew: #2 · 70 pts · GD +26

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Atlanta United FC last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals15-8

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Columbus Crew last 5 away

D W L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals9-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Atlanta United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS78%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 56% · 1H BTTS 0%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.545%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 45% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Atlanta United FC score at home100%

Atlanta United FC clean sheet at home22%

Columbus Crew score away90%

Columbus Crew clean sheet away10%

First-goal patterns

Atlanta United FC score first0%

Atlanta United FC win after scoring first0%

Columbus Crew score first0%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Atlanta United FC 0% · Columbus Crew 0%

Vs league average

Atlanta United FC score at home2.56 vs 1.69

Atlanta United FC concede at home1.28 vs 1.07

Columbus Crew score away1.60 vs 1.07

Columbus Crew concede away1.90 vs 1.69

Atlanta United FC score 51% above league average, while Columbus Crew score 50% above league average.

Defensive side: Atlanta United FC are 20% above league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Atlanta United FC goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

499

467

Passes Accurate

422

415

Passes %

85%

89%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	21
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	14
Over 2.5 Goals	13 (61.9%)
BTTS	14 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (70.0%)
BTTS	8 (80.0%)

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

24 May 2026 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 2 - 0 04 Apr 2026 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 1 - 3

2025-2026 Season

13 Sep 2025 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 4 - 5 25 Jun 2025 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 3 - 1

2024-2025 Season

20 Jul 2024 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 2 - 1 24 Feb 2024 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

13 Nov 2023 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 4 - 2 08 Nov 2023 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 4 - 2 01 Nov 2023 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 2 - 0 07 Oct 2023 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 1 - 1 25 Mar 2023 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 6 - 1

2022-2023 Season

22 Aug 2022 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 2 - 2 28 May 2022 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 1 - 2

2021-2022 Season

07 Aug 2021 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 2 - 3 24 Jul 2021 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 0 - 1

2020-2021 Season

08 Nov 2020 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 2 - 1 22 Jul 2020 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 0 - 1

2019-2020 Season

14 Sep 2019 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 1 - 3 30 Mar 2019 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 2 - 0

2018-2019 Season

19 Aug 2018 Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 3 - 1 13 Jun 2018 Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United FC 0 - 2