FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

FC Cincinnati

2 - 1

Columbus Crew

🕒 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 23:00 Europe/London 📍 TQL Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Penso 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Round of 16

MLS Table

FC Cincinnati 4 · Columbus Crew 13

Referee Stats

Chris Penso

23 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.30
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	52%
Home wins	52%
Draws	22%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (63%).
Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.50 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 34

Avg: 1.42 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 1.16

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

1.80

PPG

1.16

1.50

1.42

1.20

1.79

60%

O2.5

53%

50%

BTTS

74%

65%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank4th

Columbus Crew rank13th

FC Cincinnati points71

Columbus Crew points57

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.

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.

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

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-6

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 last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals4-9

Record0-1-4

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.

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.545%

1H Over 0.540%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home80%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home30%

Columbus Crew score away79%

Columbus Crew clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first65%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first77%

Columbus Crew score first53%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first20%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 29% · Columbus Crew 63%

Avg first goal minute: FC Cincinnati 44.8' · Columbus Crew 26.5'

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home1.50 vs 1.66

FC Cincinnati concede at home1.20 vs 1.36

Columbus Crew score away1.42 vs 1.36

Columbus Crew concede away1.79 vs 1.66

FC Cincinnati score 9% below league average, while Columbus Crew score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 12% below league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 8% 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)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 9

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

61-75 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

0-15 6

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

37%

63%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

293

518

Passes Accurate

222

438

Passes %

76%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' M. Amundsen

10'

10' N. Hagglund

35'

35' T. Habroune

39' ↑↓

↑↓

39' ⇄ T. Habroune

1st substitution · For: J. Russell-Rowe

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ L. Engel

1st substitution · For: L. Orellano

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Russell-Rowe

Normal Goal

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Brenner

Normal Goal

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ K. Denkey

2nd substitution · For: A. Jabbari

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Herrera

2nd substitution · For: L. Lappalainen

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Brenner

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Gidi

87'

87' Brenner

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ E. Echenique

3rd substitution · For: A. Powell

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Brenner

4th substitution · For: O. Nwobodo

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ D. Chambost

3rd substitution · For: D. Gazdag

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Arfsten

4th substitution · For: A. Ibrahim

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Amundsen

5th substitution · For: Y. Cheberko

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Cincinnati beat Columbus Crew 2-1 on Saturday, 08 November 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Chris Penso. It was played at TQL Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Amundsen received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 4'. N. Hagglund received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 10'. T. Habroune received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 35'. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 39', with T. Habroune replacing J. Russell-Rowe.

Second half: FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 63', with L. Engel replacing L. Orellano. Columbus Crew took the lead at 63' when J. Russell-Rowe scored, making the score 0-1. FC Cincinnati leveled the score at 67' when Brenner scored, making the score 1-1. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 76', with K. Denkey replacing A. Jabbari. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 84', with M. Herrera replacing L. Lappalainen. FC Cincinnati took the lead at 86' when Brenner scored, with the assist credited to S. Gidi, making the score 2-1. Brenner received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 87'. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 88', with E. Echenique replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 88', with Brenner replacing O. Nwobodo. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 90', with D. Chambost replacing D. Gazdag. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 90', with M. Arfsten replacing A. Ibrahim. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 90', with M. Amundsen replacing Y. Cheberko.

FC Cincinnati used 4 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 2 yellow cards, while Columbus Crew got 2 yellow cards.