FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew

17th25th

21:00 UTC

Over 1.5: 91%
Over 2.5: 76%
Over 3.5: 56%
Both score: 75%

Model pick: FC Cincinnati 46%
Likely score: 2-1 8%
Expected goals: 2.16 – 1.83

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FC Cincinnati favoured against Columbus Crew

Our model makes FC Cincinnati 46% to win this Major League Soccer fixture, with the draw at 21% and Columbus Crew at 33%. The goal projection is 2.16 for FC Cincinnati against 1.83 for Columbus Crew — a clear edge to FC Cincinnati on expected output. A combined 3.99 goals points to a wide-open game that could get away from either side, which puts over 2.5 at 76% and both teams to score at 75%. The single most likely scoreline is 2-1 at 8%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores: 2-1 8%; 1-1 8%; 2-2 7%; 1-2 7%; 3-1 6%

This season

Season records for FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati		Columbus Crew
28	Played	29
9-9-10	W-D-L	9-5-15
1.29	Pts / game	1.10
2.14	Goals for / game	1.52
2.43	Goals against / game	1.62
75%	Over 2.5	72%
79%	BTTS	72%
7%	Clean sheets	17%
14%	Failed to score	14%
7-3-3	Home record	7-2-6
2-6-7	Away record	2-3-9
L1	Streak	W1

2026 league matches only, computed from results on record. FC Cincinnati · Columbus Crew

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
17.3	Shots	24.7
5.7	Shots on target	11.7
7.3	Corners	10.0
2.67	Cards	3.00
9.7	Fouls	11.7
52	Possession %	50
1.94	xG	3.50
3 matches	sample	3 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
13.7	Shots	11.3
5.3	Shots on target	4.3
4.7	Corners	2.3
1.67	Cards	3.33
7.7	Fouls	12.3
48	Possession %	50
1.43	xG	1.27
3 matches	sample	3 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
FC Cincinnati	Metric	Columbus Crew
1.80 (better)	Goals scored	1.60
2.80	Goals conceded	1.20 (better)
1.83	Expected goals (xG)	1.85 (better)
	Big chances
5.40	Shots on target	7.00 (better)
17.40 (better)	Total shots	16.50
	Touches in opp. box
6.00	Corners	7.00 (better)
51.6 (better)	Possession %	50.3
490 (better)	Passes	461
	Tackles
9.20 (better)	Fouls	13.00
1.00 (better)	Offsides	2.00
	Throw-ins
2.25 (better)	Yellow cards	2.50
0.50	Red cards	0.00 (better)

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to headFull record →

FC Cincinnati wins: 2
Draws: 0
Columbus Crew wins: 3
Goals / game: 3.40
Over 2.5: 80%
Both score: 60%

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Major League Soccer table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Nashville SC	29	20	6	3	+41	66	Nashville SC won 4 of the last 5
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	29	15	7	7	+31	52	Vancouver Whitecaps won 1 of the last 5
3	Inter Miami	29	14	10	5	+20	52	Inter Miami won 2 of the last 5
4	St. Louis City	29	14	9	6	+16	51	St. Louis City won 4 of the last 5
5	FC Dallas	29	14	8	7	+8	50	FC Dallas won 3 of the last 5
6	New England Revolution	29	15	4	10	+7	49	New England Revolution won 3 of the last 5
7	Chicago Fire	29	14	6	9	+9	48	Chicago Fire won 3 of the last 5
8	San Jose Earthquakes	29	13	8	8	+10	47	San Jose Earthquakes won 2 of the last 5
9	Charlotte	29	13	7	9	+8	46	Charlotte won 2 of the last 5
10	Houston Dynamo	29	13	7	9	+2	46	Houston Dynamo won 0 of the last 5
11	Los Angeles FC	30	12	9	9	+15	45	Los Angeles FC won 1 of the last 5
12	Philadelphia Union	29	13	6	10	+13	45	Philadelphia Union won 5 of the last 5
13	Seattle Sounders	29	11	8	10	+2	41	Seattle Sounders won 4 of the last 5
14	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	10	9	11	-9	39	Los Angeles Galaxy won 3 of the last 5
15	Colorado Rapids	29	11	5	13	0	38	Colorado Rapids won 1 of the last 5
16	Orlando City SC	29	11	5	13	-15	38	Orlando City SC won 2 of the last 5
17	FC Cincinnati	28	9	9	10	-8	36	FC Cincinnati won 1 of the last 5
18	New York Red Bulls	29	10	6	13	-15	36	New York Red Bulls won 3 of the last 5
19	New York City FC	29	8	9	12	+2	33	New York City FC won 1 of the last 5
20	San Diego	29	8	9	12	-3	33	San Diego won 0 of the last 5
21	Portland Timbers	29	9	6	14	-5	33	Portland Timbers won 0 of the last 5
22	Real Salt Lake	29	9	6	14	-5	33	Real Salt Lake won 1 of the last 5
23	Toronto FC	29	7	12	10	-11	33	Toronto FC won 1 of the last 5
24	DC United	28	7	12	9	-11	33	DC United won 1 of the last 5
25	Columbus Crew	29	9	5	15	-3	32	Columbus Crew won 3 of the last 5
26	Minnesota United FC	29	7	10	12	-9	31	Minnesota United FC won 0 of the last 5
27	Austin	29	7	10	12	-17	31	Austin won 1 of the last 5
28	Atlanta United FC	29	8	6	15	-12	30	Atlanta United FC won 2 of the last 5
29	CF Montreal	29	6	6	17	-24	24	CF Montreal won 1 of the last 5
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	6	4	19	-37	22	Sporting Kansas City won 1 of the last 5