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FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRound of 16Kick-off on November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM (UTC)TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

FC Cincinnati
2-1
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew?

FC Cincinnati won 2-1 on November 8, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 63′J. Russell-RoweColumbus Crew
  • 67′BrennerFC Cincinnati
  • 86′BrennerFC Cincinnati

Official lineup for FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Cincinnati

3-4-2-1
  1. 9K. Denkey
  1. 8Brenner
  2. 10Evander
  1. 29L. Engel
  2. 11S. Gidi
  3. 20P. Bucha
  4. 66E. Echenique
  1. 16T. Hadebe
  2. 12M. Robinson
  3. 4N. Hagglund
  1. 18R. Celentano

Columbus Crew

3-4-2-1
  1. 10D. Rossi
  1. 16T. Habroune
  2. 30H. Picard
  1. 27M. Arfsten
  2. 6D. Nagbe
  3. 7D. Chambost
  4. 2M. Herrera
  1. 18M. Amundsen
  2. 25S. Zawadzki
  3. 31S. Moreira
  1. 28P. Schulte
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Cincinnati have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Columbus Crew have 5, 5 and 5.

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

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 2, 2025Columbus Crew(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Oct 27, 2025Columbus Crew(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Oct 18, 2025CF Montreal(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Oct 4, 2025New York Red Bulls(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2025Orlando City SC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 2, 2025FC Cincinnati(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Oct 27, 2025FC Cincinnati(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 18, 2025New York Red Bulls(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 4, 2025Orlando City SC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2025Chicago Fire(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 FC Cincinnati wins, 2 draws, 2 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 2, 2025Columbus Crew 4-0 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Oct 27, 2025FC Cincinnati 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 12, 2025FC Cincinnati 2-4 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 17, 2025Columbus Crew 1-1 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Sep 14, 2024FC Cincinnati 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 11, 2024Columbus Crew 1-2 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati on Nov 2, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

FC Cincinnati score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.7 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Cincinnati1.31.347/158/15
Columbus Crew1.71.5310/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

FC Cincinnati sit 9th in Major League Soccer (36 points from 27 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 13th (29 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9FC Cincinnati27999586536
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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