Charlotte vs Columbus Crew

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Bank of America Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Filip Dujic 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Charlotte 9 · Columbus Crew 21
Referee Stats
13 matches · 4.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.23
Reds avg 0.23
Penalties avg 0.38
Over 4.5 cards 46%
Home wins 54%
Draws 38%
Away wins 8%
How the match was won
  • Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (9-26).
  • Columbus Crew controlled possession (70%).
  • Charlotte had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Charlotte (Home stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 8-4-3

Goals For / Against

29 / 16
Avg: 1.93 / 1.07

Points

28
Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 3-3-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 30
Avg: 1.60 / 2.00

Points

12
Avg: 0.80

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.87
PPG
0.80
1.93
GF
1.60
1.07
GA
2.00
67%
O2.5
80%
67%
BTTS
80%
47%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Charlotte rank9th
Columbus Crew rank21st
Charlotte points47
Columbus Crew points35
Charlotte: #9 · 47 pts · GD +8
8 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Columbus Crew: #21 · 35 pts · GD -1
20 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Charlotte last 5 home

W L D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index60
Goals9-5
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

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals9-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Charlotte trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 20%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.580%
BTTS80%
BTTS + O2.573%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Charlotte score at home73%
Charlotte clean sheet at home20%
Columbus Crew score away93%
Columbus Crew clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Charlotte score first47%
Charlotte win after scoring first86%
Columbus Crew score first53%
Columbus Crew win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Charlotte 50% · Columbus Crew 14%
Avg first goal minute: Charlotte 17.9' · Columbus Crew 25.5'

Vs league average

Charlotte score at home1.93 vs 1.84
Charlotte concede at home1.07 vs 1.41
Columbus Crew score away1.60 vs 1.41
Columbus Crew concede away2.00 vs 1.84
Charlotte score 5% above league average, while Columbus Crew score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Charlotte are 24% below league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.20
BTTS100%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Charlotte goal timing (home)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 8
16-30 5
46-60 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
16-30 6
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
9
26
Shots off Goal
2
11
Blocked Shots
0
11
Shots Inside Box
7
17
Shots Outside Box
2
9
Ball Possession
30%
70%
Corner Kicks
1
13
Fouls
9
9
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
313
722
Passes Accurate
263
665
Passes %
84%
92%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
1' ⚽
⚽
1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
B. Bronico
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Schnegg
9' ⚽
⚽
9' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
L. Abada
Penalty
39'
39' D. Schnegg
41' ⚽
⚽
41' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
C. Adams
Normal Goal
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ L. de la Torre
1st substitution · For: A. Saint-Maximin
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ L. Giaccone
1st substitution · For: S. Moreira
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ C. Adams
2nd substitution · For: Brais Méndez
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ T. Karumanchi
3rd substitution · For: André Gomes
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ N. Byrne
2nd substitution · For: Will Cleary
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ I. Toklomati Giorno
3rd substitution · For: A. Goodwin
60'
60' H. Kessler
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ L. Abada
4th substitution · For: R. Aloko
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ M. Amundsen
4th substitution · For: M. Herrera
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ D. Gazdag
5th substitution · For: Josef Martínez
73' ⚽
⚽
73' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
Pep Biel
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Aloko
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ Pep Biel
5th substitution · For: Tyger Smalls
89'
89' A. Westwood

Charlotte vs Columbus Crew 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Charlotte beat Columbus Crew 3-1 on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Filip Dujic. It was played at Bank of America Stadium.

First half: Charlotte took an early lead at 1' when B. Bronico scored, with the assist credited to D. Schnegg, making the score 1-0. Charlotte extended the lead at 9' when L. Abada scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. D. Schnegg received a yellow card for Charlotte at 39'. Columbus Crew reduced the deficit at 41' when C. Adams scored, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. de la Torre replacing A. Saint-Maximin. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Giaccone replacing S. Moreira. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 46', with C. Adams replacing Brais Méndez. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 46', with T. Karumanchi replacing André Gomes. Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 56', with N. Byrne replacing Will Cleary. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 56', with I. Toklomati Giorno replacing A. Goodwin. H. Kessler received a yellow card for Charlotte at 60'. Charlotte made their 4th substitution at 70', with L. Abada replacing R. Aloko. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 71', with M. Amundsen replacing M. Herrera. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 71', with D. Gazdag replacing Josef Martínez. Charlotte extended the lead at 73' when Pep Biel scored, with the assist credited to R. Aloko, making the score 3-1. Charlotte made their 5th substitution at 87', with Pep Biel replacing Tyger Smalls. A. Westwood received a yellow card for Charlotte at 89'.

Charlotte used 5 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions. Charlotte got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (9-26).
  • Columbus Crew controlled possession (70%).
  • Charlotte had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS8 (80.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

Charlotte vs Columbus Crew Head-to-Head History by Season