Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati

Columbus Crew

4 - 0

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 23:30 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Guido Gonzales Jr 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Round of 16

MLS Table

Columbus Crew 13 · FC Cincinnati 4

Referee Stats

Guido Gonzales Jr

23 matches · 4.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.17
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	52%
Draws	22%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (20-1).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (66%).
Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (10-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 20

Avg: 1.83 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-2-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 25

Avg: 1.39 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.94

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

1.94

PPG

1.94

1.83

1.39

1.11

1.39

67%

O2.5

50%

72%

BTTS

50%

61%

Score 1st

61%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank13th

FC Cincinnati rank4th

Columbus Crew points57

FC Cincinnati points71

Columbus Crew: #13 · 57 pts · GD +6

16 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Cincinnati: #4 · 71 pts · GD +6

2 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W W D L L

Points7/15

Weighted index67

Goals10-7

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-8

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.544%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home83%

Columbus Crew clean sheet at home22%

FC Cincinnati score away78%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first61%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first73%

FC Cincinnati score first61%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first91%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 67% · FC Cincinnati 17%

Avg first goal minute: Columbus Crew 33.1' · FC Cincinnati 26.9'

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.83 vs 1.66

Columbus Crew concede at home1.11 vs 1.36

FC Cincinnati score away1.39 vs 1.36

FC Cincinnati concede away1.39 vs 1.66

Columbus Crew score 11% above league average, while FC Cincinnati score 2% above league average.

Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 18% below league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

1H scored: 51% 2H scored: 49% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

16-30 8

31-45 8

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

16-30 3

61-75 1

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

612

314

Passes Accurate

558

255

Passes %

91%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' Y. Kubo

30'

30' M. Robinson

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Arfsten

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Rossi

38'

38' Y. Kubo

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Chambost

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Denkey

1st substitution · For: L. Engel

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Powell

2nd substitution · For: G. Flores

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ D. Rossi

1st substitution · For: J. Russell-Rowe

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Robinson

3rd substitution · For: L. Orellano

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

M. Herrera

Normal Goal

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

J. Russell-Rowe

Normal Goal

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ P. Bucha

4th substitution · For: O. Nwobodo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Herrera

2nd substitution · For: L. Lappalainen

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Chambost

3rd substitution · For: D. Gazdag

74'

74' Evander

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Evander

5th substitution · For: A. Jabbari

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Habroune

4th substitution · For: A. Sejdić

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ S. Moreira

5th substitution · For: R. Camacho

Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 on Sunday, 02 November 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Guido Gonzales Jr. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: Y. Kubo received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 7'. M. Robinson received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 30'. Columbus Crew took the lead at 33' when M. Arfsten scored, with the assist credited to D. Rossi, making the score 1-0. Y. Kubo received a red card for FC Cincinnati at 38'. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 41' when D. Chambost scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Denkey replacing L. Engel. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Powell replacing G. Flores. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 61', with D. Rossi replacing J. Russell-Rowe. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 63', with M. Robinson replacing L. Orellano. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 65' when M. Herrera scored, making the score 3-0. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 69' when J. Russell-Rowe scored, making the score 4-0. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 70', with P. Bucha replacing O. Nwobodo. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 70', with M. Herrera replacing L. Lappalainen. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 70', with D. Chambost replacing D. Gazdag. Evander received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 74'. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 77', with Evander replacing A. Jabbari. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 81', with T. Habroune replacing A. Sejdić. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 81', with S. Moreira replacing R. Camacho.

Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.