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Matchday

MLS 2026 · 25 Jul 2026

Columbus Crew 2–1 FC Cincinnati

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jun 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.3 – 0.8
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Columbus Crew favourites at 53%.

Columbus Crew won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pavel Bucha, 61.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Pavel Bucha +20.2, Kévin Denkey +10.3, Patrick Schulte +9.4.

Well below it: Maximilian Arfsten −20.0, Steven Moreira −14.8, Sekou Tidiany Bangoura −11.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Columbus Crew

22 Jul 2026L 1–2v New York City FC MLS
24 May 2026W 2–0v Atlanta United MLS
16 May 2026D 1–1at Philadelphia Union MLS
13 May 2026L 2–3at New York Red Bulls MLS
10 May 2026L 0–3at New York City FC MLS

FC Cincinnati

22 Jul 2026W 4–3v Vancouver Whitecaps MLS
23 May 2026W 6–2v Orlando City SC MLS
17 May 2026D 3–3at San Diego FC MLS
13 May 2026L 3–5v Inter Miami CF MLS
9 May 2026D 2–2at Charlotte FC MLS

Head to head

8 Nov 2025FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew MLS
2 Nov 2025Columbus Crew 4–0 FC Cincinnati MLS
27 Oct 2025FC Cincinnati 1–0 Columbus Crew MLS
13 Jul 2025FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew MLS

Columbus Crew

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper9000–55.1+9.4
Jamal Thiaré Forward79100.9547.4+4.4
Dániel Gazdag Forward85101.1547.3+5.7
Hugo Picard Midfielder1100–41.9–
Rudy Camacho Defender9000–40.2−2.8
Mohamed Farsi Midfielder9000–39.0−2.8
Dylan Chambost Midfielder70010.0337.9−5.9
André Gomes Midfielder4500–37.7−4.9
Sean Zawadzki Defender9000–36.3−5.2
Malte Amundsen Defender1000–28.5–
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura Midfielder4500–28.1−11.1
Steven Moreira Defender85000.0327.4−14.8
Tarun Karumanchi Midfielder2000–26.7–
Taha Habroune Midfielder90000.0926.0−10.7
Chase Adams Forward1000–25.9–
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder90000.0421.2−20.0

FC Cincinnati

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Bryan Ramirez Midfielder2600–87.4–
Pavel Bucha Midfielder9000–61.8+20.2
Kévin Denkey Forward70100.4156.8+10.3
Evander Forward90010.1648.4−6.2
Roman Celentano Goalkeeper9000–45.5−0.8
Obinna Nwobodo Midfielder8500–44.1+8.1
Kenji Mboma Dem Forward64000.1043.2+0.7
Ayoub Jabbari Forward20000.0442.8–
Tah Anunga Midfielder1000–42.3–
Miles Robinson Defender9000–41.9−0.4
Samuel Gidi Midfielder9000–41.8+3.1
Matt Miazga Defender7000–38.0−3.6
Tom Barlow Forward26000.0637.8–
Gerardo Valenzuela Midfielder90000.0636.4−1.6
Kyle Smith Defender2000–35.6–
Ender Echenique Midfielder6400–31.9−6.7