Match

DC United vs Columbus Crew: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 24Kick-off on September 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
2-1
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of DC United vs Columbus Crew?

DC United won 2-1 on September 9, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 24′T. BariboDC United
  • 37′T. BariboDC United
  • 49′S. RodríguezColumbus Crew

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Columbus Crew win at 37%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-1.

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

Official lineup for DC United vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

4-3-3
  1. 11L. Munteanu
  2. 9T. Baribo
  3. 25J. Hopkins
  1. 7Peglow
  2. 21A. Dozzell
  3. 2K. Nono
  1. 6K. Kurokawa
  2. 15K. Rowles
  3. 3L. Bartlett
  4. 5S. Hefti
  1. 1S. Johnson

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 77Josef Martínez
  1. 8S. Rodríguez
  2. 16T. Habroune
  3. 23M. Farsi
  1. 50T. Karumanchi
  2. 7D. Chambost
  1. 11B. Lennon
  2. 18M. Amundsen
  3. 25S. Zawadzki
  4. 12Cesar Ruvalcaba
  1. 28P. Schulte
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, DC United have 3 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats; Columbus Crew have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2026Los Angeles FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 22, 2026Charlotte(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2026New England Revolution(home)0-3Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2026CF Montreal(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2026Nashville SC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 5, 2026Colorado Rapids(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2026New England Revolution(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2026Club America(away)0-2Leagues Cup
Aug 23, 2026Nashville SC(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2026CF Montreal(home)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 DC United wins, 2 draws, 4 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 19, 2025Columbus Crew 2-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Mar 29, 2025DC United 1-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 28, 2024DC United 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Apr 6, 2024Columbus Crew 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Apr 8, 2023DC United 0-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Mar 5, 2023Columbus Crew 2-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs DC United on Jul 19, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 1.6 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United1.61.8311/159/15
Columbus Crew1.51.5311/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

DC United sit 12th in Major League Soccer (30 points from 27 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 13th (29 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
12DC United276129344630
13Columbus Crew288515414629

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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