Columbus Crew vs Charlotte

Columbus Crew

3 - 1

Charlotte

🕒 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Ford 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Columbus Crew 21 · Charlotte 9

Referee Stats

Tim Ford

10 matches · 3.10 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.10
Reds avg	0.30
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	20%
Home wins	70%
Draws	10%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (33-9).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (14-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-6

Goals For / Against

22 / 17

Avg: 1.47 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Charlotte (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.60 / 1.93

Points

Avg: 1.27

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

1.53

PPG

1.27

1.47

1.60

1.13

1.93

60%

O2.5

73%

60%

BTTS

73%

47%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank21st

Charlotte rank9th

Columbus Crew points35

Charlotte points47

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.

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.

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

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

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.

Charlotte last 5 away

D L W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index42

Goals10-10

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.

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 33%

Charlotte trend breakdown

Over 2.573%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 47%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home80%

Columbus Crew clean sheet at home27%

Charlotte score away87%

Charlotte clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first47%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first57%

Charlotte score first47%

Charlotte win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 50% · Charlotte 50%

Avg first goal minute: Columbus Crew 21.3' · Charlotte 21.1'

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.47 vs 1.84

Columbus Crew concede at home1.13 vs 1.41

Charlotte score away1.60 vs 1.41

Charlotte concede away1.93 vs 1.84

Columbus Crew score 20% below league average, while Charlotte score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 20% below league average at home, and Charlotte are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

46-60 1

Charlotte goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

490

435

Passes Accurate

445

376

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

I. Toklomati Giorno

Normal Goal

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Brais Méndez

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Rodríguez

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Will Cleary

1st substitution · For: N. Byrne

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ B. Bronico

2nd substitution · For: L. de la Torre

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ L. Abada

3rd substitution · For: R. Aloko

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Zaroury

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Farsi

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

T. Habroune

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Zaroury

1st substitution · For: B. Lennon

69'

69' M. Amundsen

72'

72' P. Schulte

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Josef Martínez

2nd substitution · For: J. Thiaré

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Chambost

3rd substitution · For: S. Bangoura

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Saint-Maximin

4th substitution · For: Tyger Smalls

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Pep Biel

5th substitution · For: D. Diani

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Amundsen

4th substitution · For: E. Bailly

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Rodríguez

5th substitution · For: André Gomes

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

Columbus Crew beat Charlotte 3-1 on Thursday, 15 October 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Tim Ford. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: Charlotte took the lead at 17' when I. Toklomati Giorno scored, making the score 0-1. Columbus Crew leveled the score at 28' when Brais Méndez scored, with the assist credited to S. Rodríguez, making the score 1-1. Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 45', with Will Cleary replacing N. Byrne. Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 45', with B. Bronico replacing L. de la Torre. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 45', with L. Abada replacing R. Aloko.

Second half: Columbus Crew took the lead at 63' when A. Zaroury scored, with the assist credited to M. Farsi, making the score 2-1. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 65' when T. Habroune scored, making the score 3-1. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 69', with A. Zaroury replacing B. Lennon. M. Amundsen received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 69'. P. Schulte received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 72'. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Josef Martínez replacing J. Thiaré. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 78', with D. Chambost replacing S. Bangoura. Charlotte made their 4th substitution at 78', with A. Saint-Maximin replacing Tyger Smalls. Charlotte made their 5th substitution at 83', with Pep Biel replacing D. Diani. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 86', with M. Amundsen replacing E. Bailly. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 86', with S. Rodríguez replacing André Gomes.

Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions while Charlotte used 5 substitutions. Columbus Crew got 2 yellow cards.