FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

2 - 4
🕒 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:30 Europe/London 📍 TQL Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alexis Da Silva 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
FC Cincinnati 3 · Columbus Crew 12
Referee Stats
20 matches · 4.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.45
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 20%
Draws 30%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 11-3-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 24
Avg: 1.50 / 1.20

Points

36
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-7-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 34
Avg: 1.42 / 1.79

Points

22
Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

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
GF
1.42
1.20
GA
1.79
59%
O2.5
53%
53%
BTTS
76%
71%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank3rd
Columbus Crew rank12th
FC Cincinnati points65
Columbus Crew points54
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.
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.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals6-4
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.

Columbus Crew last 5 away

D L L W D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals8-10
Record1-2-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home82%
FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home29%
Columbus Crew score away82%
Columbus Crew clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first71%
FC Cincinnati win after scoring first75%
Columbus Crew score first53%
Columbus Crew win after scoring first22%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 20% · Columbus Crew 71%
Avg first goal minute: FC Cincinnati 42.1' · Columbus Crew 22.4'

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home1.50 vs 1.64
FC Cincinnati concede at home1.20 vs 1.36
Columbus Crew score away1.42 vs 1.36
Columbus Crew concede away1.79 vs 1.64
FC Cincinnati score 8% below league average, while Columbus Crew score 4% above league average.
Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 12% below league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 9% 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: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
16-30 6
31-45 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
7
6
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
9
16
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
4
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
478
488
Passes Accurate
408
431
Passes %
85%
88%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
1' ⚽
⚽
1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
P. Bucha
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Engel
5' ⚽
⚽
5' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Evander
Normal Goal
18'
18' B. Anunga
42' ⚽
⚽
42' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
D. Rossi
Normal Goal
44'
44' P. Bucha
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
M. Arfsten
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Chambost
45+5'
45+5' Evander
53'
53' D. Chambost
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ D. Chambost
1st substitution · For: A. Sejdić
59' ⚽
⚽
59' ⚽ Goal · 2-3
M. Robinson
Own Goal
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ B. Anunga
1st substitution · For: G. Valenzuela
68'
68' D. Gazdag
78'
78' J. Russell-Rowe
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ J. Russell-Rowe
2nd substitution · For: T. Habroune
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ D. Yedlin
2nd substitution · For: A. Powell
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ K. Kamara
3rd substitution · For: T. Hadebe
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ L. Orellano
4th substitution · For: K. Mboma Dem
86'
86' M. Robinson
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ L. Engel
5th substitution · For: B. Smith
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 2-4
T. Habroune
Normal Goal
90+5'
90+5' T. Habroune
90+7' ↑↓
↑↓
90+7' ⇄ M. Arfsten
3rd substitution · For: Tristan Brown

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew beat FC Cincinnati 4-2 on Sunday, 13 July 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Alexis Da Silva. It was played at TQL Stadium.

First half: FC Cincinnati took an early lead at 1' when P. Bucha scored, with the assist credited to L. Engel, making the score 1-0. FC Cincinnati extended the lead at 5' when Evander scored, making the score 2-0. B. Anunga received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 18'. Columbus Crew reduced the deficit at 42' when D. Rossi scored, making the score 2-1. P. Bucha received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 44'. Columbus Crew leveled the score at 45' when M. Arfsten scored, with the assist credited to D. Chambost, making the score 2-2. Evander received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 45+5'.

Second half: D. Chambost received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 53'. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 58', with D. Chambost replacing A. Sejdić. Columbus Crew took the lead at 59' when M. Robinson scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-3. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 61', with B. Anunga replacing G. Valenzuela. D. Gazdag received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 68'. J. Russell-Rowe received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 78'. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 78', with J. Russell-Rowe replacing T. Habroune. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 82', with D. Yedlin replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 82', with K. Kamara replacing T. Hadebe. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 82', with L. Orellano replacing K. Mboma Dem. M. Robinson received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 86'. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 87', with L. Engel replacing B. Smith. Columbus Crew added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when T. Habroune scored, making the score 2-4. T. Habroune received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 90+5'. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 90+7', with M. Arfsten replacing Tristan Brown.

FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 3 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 4 yellow cards, while Columbus Crew got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins5
Draws7
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals16 (72.7%)
BTTS13 (59.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games13
Home Wins4
Draws5
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals9 (69.2%)
BTTS8 (61.5%)

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