Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union

Columbus Crew

2 - 0

Philadelphia Union

🕒 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Filip Dujic 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Columbus Crew 27 · Philadelphia Union 14

Referee Stats

Filip Dujic

16 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.94
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	69%
Draws	25%
Away wins	6%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (7-9).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (56%).
Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-6

Goals For / Against

17 / 15

Avg: 1.31 / 1.15

Points

Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 28

Avg: 2.08 / 2.15

Points

Avg: 1.08

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

1.31

PPG

1.08

1.31

2.08

1.15

2.15

54%

O2.5

77%

54%

BTTS

77%

46%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank27th

Philadelphia Union rank14th

Columbus Crew points23

Philadelphia Union points33

Columbus Crew: #27 · 23 pts · GD -7

23 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

Philadelphia Union: #14 · 33 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Columbus Crew last 5 home

L W L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-7

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.

Philadelphia Union last 5 away

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals16-10

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 2.554%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 23%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS77%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home77%

Columbus Crew clean sheet at home31%

Philadelphia Union score away85%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first46%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first50%

Philadelphia Union score first38%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 40% · Philadelphia Union 25%

Avg first goal minute: Columbus Crew 20.8' · Philadelphia Union 27.2'

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.31 vs 1.83

Columbus Crew concede at home1.15 vs 1.37

Philadelphia Union score away2.08 vs 1.37

Philadelphia Union concede away2.15 vs 1.83

Columbus Crew score 28% below league average, while Philadelphia Union score 51% above league average.

Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 16% below league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

499

391

Passes Accurate

395

285

Passes %

79%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Arfsten

Normal Goal

39'

39' D. Jean-Jacques

45'

45' S. Bangoura

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Harriel

Own Goal

45+1'

45+1' 📺 VAR

S. Bangoura

Card reviewed

45+7' ↑↓

↑↓

45+7' ⇄ J. Bueno

1st substitution · For: J. Lukić

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo

2nd substitution · For: B. Bender

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ H. Picard

1st substitution · For: S. Moreira

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Cavan Sullivan

3rd substitution · For: I. Vassilev

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Rafanello

4th substitution · For: A. Anello

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Rossi

2nd substitution · For: J. Thiaré

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Habroune

3rd substitution · For: D. Gazdag

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ S. Bangoura

4th substitution · For: A. Sejdić

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Arfsten

5th substitution · For: M. Farsi

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Damiani

5th substitution · For: E. Alladoh

90+4'

90+4' J. Sery Larsen

Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew beat Philadelphia Union 2-0 on Sunday, 26 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Filip Dujic. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: Columbus Crew took an early lead at 4' when M. Arfsten scored, making the score 1-0. D. Jean-Jacques received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 39'. S. Bangoura received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 45'. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 45' when N. Harriel scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 45+1' for Columbus Crew (Card reviewed). Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 45+7', with J. Bueno replacing J. Lukić.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 46', with P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo replacing B. Bender. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 63', with H. Picard replacing S. Moreira. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 66', with Cavan Sullivan replacing I. Vassilev. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 66', with J. Rafanello replacing A. Anello. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 70', with D. Rossi replacing J. Thiaré. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 70', with T. Habroune replacing D. Gazdag. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 81', with S. Bangoura replacing A. Sejdić. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 81', with M. Arfsten replacing M. Farsi. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 84', with B. Damiani replacing E. Alladoh. J. Sery Larsen received a red card for Philadelphia Union at 90+4'.

Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions while Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions. Columbus Crew got 1 yellow card, while Philadelphia Union got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.