FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

FC Cincinnati

2 - 2

Columbus Crew

🕒 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 23:00 Europe/London 📍 TQL Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ A. Chapman 🔁 MLS Cup - Conference Finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

MLS Cup - Conference Finals

MLS Table

FC Cincinnati 1 · Columbus Crew 2

Referee Stats

A. Chapman

21 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	29%
Draws	43%
Away wins	29%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (10-18).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-3-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 15

Avg: 1.95 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 2.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-9

Goals For / Against

32 / 38

Avg: 1.60 / 1.90

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

2.40

PPG

1.05

1.95

1.60

0.75

1.90

70%

O2.5

60%

45%

BTTS

80%

Score 1st

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank1st

Columbus Crew rank2nd

FC Cincinnati points77

Columbus Crew points70

FC Cincinnati: #1 · 77 pts · GD +22

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Columbus Crew: #2 · 70 pts · GD +26

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals9-6

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 last 5 away

D W L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals9-8

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.

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.570%

BTTS45%

BTTS + O2.545%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.545%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 45% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home95%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home50%

Columbus Crew score away90%

Columbus Crew clean sheet away10%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first0%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first0%

Columbus Crew score first0%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 0% · Columbus Crew 0%

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home1.95 vs 1.69

FC Cincinnati concede at home0.75 vs 1.07

Columbus Crew score away1.60 vs 1.07

Columbus Crew concede away1.90 vs 1.69

FC Cincinnati score 15% above league average, while Columbus Crew score 50% above league average.

Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 30% below league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

359

589

Passes Accurate

297

512

Passes %

83%

87%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	22
Home Wins	5
Draws	7
Away Wins	10
Over 2.5 Goals	16 (72.7%)
BTTS	13 (59.1%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	13
Home Wins	4
Draws	5
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (69.2%)
BTTS	8 (61.5%)

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

18 Oct 2026 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 0 - 2 25 Jul 2026 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 1

2025-2026 Season

08 Nov 2025 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2 - 1 02 Nov 2025 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 4 - 0 27 Oct 2025 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 1 - 0 12 Jul 2025 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2 - 4 17 May 2025 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

14 Sep 2024 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 0 - 0 11 May 2024 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 2

2023-2024 Season

02 Dec 2023 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2 - 2 20 Aug 2023 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 3 - 0 20 May 2023 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 3 - 2

2022-2023 Season

27 Aug 2022 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2 - 2 17 Jul 2022 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 0

2021-2022 Season

27 Aug 2021 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 3 - 2 09 Jul 2021 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2 - 2

2020-2021 Season

14 Oct 2020 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2 - 1 06 Sep 2020 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 3 - 0 29 Aug 2020 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 0 - 0 12 Jul 2020 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 0 - 4

2019-2020 Season

25 Aug 2019 FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 1 - 3 10 Aug 2019 Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 2