FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

FC Cincinnati

1 - 0

Columbus Crew

🕒 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:45 Europe/London 📍 TQL Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Rubiel Vazquez 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Round of 16

MLS Table

FC Cincinnati 4 · Columbus Crew 13

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 won

FC Cincinnati outshot their opponent (13-6).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
FC Cincinnati had the sharper finishing (6-3 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

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

484

482

Passes Accurate

409

410

Passes %

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' M. Arfsten

29'

29' Evander

55'

55' Y. Kubo

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. Lappalainen

1st substitution · For: D. Gazdag

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Y. Kubo

1st substitution · For: A. Powell

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Rossi

2nd substitution · For: J. Russell-Rowe

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Chambost

3rd substitution · For: T. Habroune

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Denkey

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ E. Echenique

2nd substitution · For: O. Nwobodo

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Herrera

4th substitution · For: A. Ibrahim

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Amundsen

5th substitution · For: Y. Cheberko

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ K. Denkey

3rd substitution · For: B. Anunga

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ N. Hagglund

4th substitution · For: G. Flores

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Brenner

5th substitution · For: K. Kamara

90+4'

90+4' P. Bucha

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Cincinnati beat Columbus Crew 1-0 on Monday, 27 October 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Rubiel Vazquez. It was played at TQL Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Arfsten received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 19'. Evander received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 29'.

Second half: Y. Kubo received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 55'. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 61', with L. Lappalainen replacing D. Gazdag. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 70', with Y. Kubo replacing A. Powell. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 75', with D. Rossi replacing J. Russell-Rowe. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 75', with D. Chambost replacing T. Habroune. FC Cincinnati took the lead at 78' when K. Denkey scored, making the score 1-0. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 82', with E. Echenique replacing O. Nwobodo. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 89', with M. Herrera replacing A. Ibrahim. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 89', with M. Amundsen replacing Y. Cheberko. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with K. Denkey replacing B. Anunga. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with N. Hagglund replacing G. Flores. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with Brenner replacing K. Kamara. P. Bucha received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90+4'.

FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 3 yellow cards, while Columbus Crew got 1 yellow card.