Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew

4 - 5
🕒 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jon Freemon 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Atlanta United FC 28 · Columbus Crew 12
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.83 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.83
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 52%
Home wins 43%
Draws 22%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Atlanta United FC outshot their opponent (16-7).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Atlanta United FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 4-8-5

Goals For / Against

29 / 29
Avg: 1.71 / 1.71

Points

20
Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4
Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-7-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 34
Avg: 1.42 / 1.79

Points

22
Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.18
PPG
1.16
1.71
GF
1.42
1.71
GA
1.79
53%
O2.5
53%
76%
BTTS
76%
47%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Atlanta United FC rank28th
Columbus Crew rank12th
Atlanta United FC points28
Columbus Crew points54
Atlanta United FC: #28 · 28 pts · GD -25
37 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
Columbus Crew: #12 · 54 pts · GD +4
11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Atlanta United FC last 5 home

D D L D D
Points4/15
Weighted index27
Goals8-9
Record0-4-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Columbus Crew last 5 away

D L L W D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals8-10
Record1-2-2
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 2.553%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 0%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Atlanta United FC score at home76%
Atlanta United FC clean sheet at home12%
Columbus Crew score away82%
Columbus Crew clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Atlanta United FC score first47%
Atlanta United FC win after scoring first25%
Columbus Crew score first53%
Columbus Crew win after scoring first22%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Atlanta United FC 71% · Columbus Crew 71%
Avg first goal minute: Atlanta United FC 19.5' · Columbus Crew 22.4'

Vs league average

Atlanta United FC score at home1.71 vs 1.64
Atlanta United FC concede at home1.71 vs 1.36
Columbus Crew score away1.42 vs 1.36
Columbus Crew concede away1.79 vs 1.64
Atlanta United FC score 4% above league average, while Columbus Crew score 4% above league average.
Defensive side: Atlanta United FC are 25% above league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 9% 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)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 6
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
0-15 5
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 4

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
16-30 6
31-45 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
7
Total Shots
16
7
Shots off Goal
6
0
Blocked Shots
2
0
Shots Inside Box
15
6
Shots Outside Box
1
1
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
7
1
Fouls
10
7
Offsides
4
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
463
504
Passes Accurate
409
456
Passes %
88%
90%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
14'
14' Goal · 0-1
D. Rossi
Normal Goal
17'
17' Goal · 0-2
D. Rossi
Normal Goal
25'
25' Goal · 0-3
W. Abou Ali
Normal Goal
30'
30' Goal · 0-4
M. Herrera
Normal Goal
39'
39' Goal · 0-5
D. Rossi
Normal Goal
42'
42' D. Rossi
1st substitution · For: H. Picard
45'
45' Goal · 1-5
M. Almirón
Penalty
45+1'
45+1' Y. Cheberko
46'
46' L. Brennan
1st substitution · For: Juan Berrocal
46'
46' Goal · 2-5
Pedro Amador
Normal Goal
46'
46' S. Lobzhanidze
2nd substitution · For: William Reilly
46'
46' R. Hernández
3rd substitution · For: B. Lennon
50'
50' Goal · 3-5
J. Thiaré
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Mihaj
68'
68' W. Abou Ali
2nd substitution · For: A. Ibrahim
72'
72' T. Muyumba
4th substitution · For: A. Miranchuk
75'
75' S. Alzate
82'
82' M. Arfsten
3rd substitution · For: Tristan Brown
83'
83' D. Gazdag
4th substitution · For: T. Habroune
88'
88' Goal · 4-5
J. Thiaré
Normal Goal
90+6'
90+6' P. Schulte

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew 4-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew beat Atlanta United FC 5-4 on Sunday, 14 September 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Jon Freemon. It was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

First half: Columbus Crew took the lead at 14' when D. Rossi scored, making the score 0-1. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 17' when D. Rossi scored, making the score 0-2. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 25' when W. Abou Ali scored, making the score 0-3. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 30' when M. Herrera scored, making the score 0-4. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 39' when D. Rossi scored, making the score 0-5. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 42', with D. Rossi replacing H. Picard. Atlanta United FC reduced the deficit at 45' when M. Almirón scored (Penalty), making the score 1-5. Y. Cheberko received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 45+1'.

Second half: Atlanta United FC made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Brennan replacing Juan Berrocal. Atlanta United FC reduced the deficit at 46' when Pedro Amador scored, making the score 2-5. Atlanta United FC made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Lobzhanidze replacing William Reilly. Atlanta United FC made their 3rd substitution at 46', with R. Hernández replacing B. Lennon. Atlanta United FC reduced the deficit at 50' when J. Thiaré scored, with the assist credited to E. Mihaj, making the score 3-5. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 68', with W. Abou Ali replacing A. Ibrahim. Atlanta United FC made their 4th substitution at 72', with T. Muyumba replacing A. Miranchuk. S. Alzate received a yellow card for Atlanta United FC at 75'. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 82', with M. Arfsten replacing Tristan Brown. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Gazdag replacing T. Habroune. Atlanta United FC reduced the deficit at 88' when J. Thiaré scored, making the score 4-5. P. Schulte received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 90+6'.

Atlanta United FC used 4 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 4 substitutions. Atlanta United FC got 1 yellow card, while Columbus Crew got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Atlanta United FC outshot their opponent (16-7).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins14
Over 2.5 Goals13 (61.9%)
BTTS14 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals7 (70.0%)
BTTS8 (80.0%)

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