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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 17Kick-off on July 9, 2021 at 11:30 PM (UTC)TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

FC Cincinnati
2-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew?

FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew drew 2-2 on July 9, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 1′E. CastilloFC Cincinnati
  • 24′L. AcostaFC Cincinnati
  • 45′L. ZelarayánColumbus Crew
  • 77′Miguel BerryColumbus Crew

Official lineup for FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Cincinnati

4-2-3-1
  1. 23I. Atanga
  1. 9Brenner
  2. 7Y. Kubo
  3. 31Á. Barreal
  1. 11L. Acosta
  2. 13J. Gyau
  1. 6H. Medunjanin
  2. 5G. Vallecilla
  3. 12G. Cameron
  4. 2E. Castillo
  1. 25K. Vermeer

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 20A. Mățan
  1. 17M. Hairston
  2. 10L. Zelarayán
  3. 6D. Nagbe
  1. 7Pedro Santos
  2. 2P. Kitchen
  1. 14W. Francis
  2. 4J. Mensah
  3. 5V. Wormgoor
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 24E. Bush
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Cincinnati have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Columbus Crew have 6, 5 and 4.

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

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 4, 2021Houston Dynamo(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jun 26, 2021Toronto FC(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Jun 24, 2021Chicago Fire(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2021Colorado Rapids(home)0-2Major League Soccer
May 29, 2021New England Revolution(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 3, 2021New England Revolution(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jun 28, 2021Austin(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jun 23, 2021Philadelphia Union(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2021Chicago Fire(home)2-0Major League Soccer
May 29, 2021Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 FC Cincinnati win, 2 draws, 3 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 14, 2020FC Cincinnati 2-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 6, 2020Columbus Crew 3-0 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Aug 29, 2020FC Cincinnati 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 12, 2020FC Cincinnati 0-4 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 25, 2019FC Cincinnati 1-3 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 10, 2019Columbus Crew 2-2 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew on Oct 14, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

FC Cincinnati score 0.8 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.2 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Cincinnati0.81.726/157/15
Columbus Crew1.20.965/157/15

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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