Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati

Columbus Crew

1 - 1

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Sun, 18 May 2025 00:15 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Rubiel Vazquez 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Columbus Crew 12 · FC Cincinnati 3

Referee Stats

Rubiel Vazquez

27 matches · 3.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.44
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.44
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (16-10).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (68%).

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

65%

O2.5

47%

76%

BTTS

53%

59%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank12th

FC Cincinnati rank3rd

Columbus Crew points54

FC Cincinnati points65

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.

FC Cincinnati: #3 · 65 pts · GD +12

0 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W D L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-8

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

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals8-4

Record4-1-0

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 2.565%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.541%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home82%

Columbus Crew clean sheet at home18%

FC Cincinnati score away82%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first59%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first70%

FC Cincinnati score first65%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first91%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 67% · FC Cincinnati 20%

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

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.83 vs 1.64

Columbus Crew concede at home1.11 vs 1.36

FC Cincinnati score away1.39 vs 1.36

FC Cincinnati concede away1.39 vs 1.64

Columbus Crew score 12% 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 15% 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: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

61-75 7

31-45 6

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: 76-90+

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

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

639

297

Passes Accurate

569

229

Passes %

89%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Denkey

Normal Goal · Assist: Evander

20'

20' P. Bucha

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ O. Nwobodo

1st substitution · For: Y. Kubo

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Rossi

Penalty

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ A. Ibrahim

1st substitution · For: J. Russell-Rowe

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Sergio Santos

2nd substitution · For: B. Anunga

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ K. Denkey

3rd substitution · For: K. Kamara

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Orellano

4th substitution · For: D. Yedlin

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Miazga

5th substitution · For: T. Hadebe

90+5'

90+5' N. Hagglund

Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew drew 1-1 with FC Cincinnati on Sunday, 18 May 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Rubiel Vazquez. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: FC Cincinnati took an early lead at 6' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to Evander, making the score 0-1. P. Bucha received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 20'.

Second half: FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 46', with O. Nwobodo replacing Y. Kubo. Columbus Crew leveled the score at 54' when D. Rossi scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 59', with A. Ibrahim replacing J. Russell-Rowe. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Sergio Santos replacing B. Anunga. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. Denkey replacing K. Kamara. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 79', with L. Orellano replacing D. Yedlin. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Miazga replacing T. Hadebe. N. Hagglund received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90+5'.

Columbus Crew used 1 substitution while FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 2 yellow cards.