Atlanta United vs Columbus Crew

13 September 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Jon Freemon

Full time 4 – 5

Half-time: 1–5

M. Almirón 45+3’ (pen)
P. Amador 46’
J. Thiaré 50’, 88’

D. Rossi 14’, 16’, 39’
W. Abou Ali 25’
A. Herrera 29’

Match summary

Columbus Crew won 5-4 away at Atlanta United. Columbus Crew led 5-1 at half-time.

In the first half, D. Rossi put Columbus Crew ahead in the 14th minute, Rossi made it 0-2 in the 16th minute, W. Abou Ali made it 0-3 in the 25th minute, A. Herrera made it 0-4 in the 29th minute, Rossi made it 0-5 in the 39th minute, and M. Almirón pulled one back to make it 1-5 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, P. Amador made it 2-5 with a header in the 46th minute, J. Thiaré made it 3-5 in the 50th minute, and Thiaré made it 4-5 with a header in the 88th minute.

Atlanta United can feel hard done by, creating 3.78 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Columbus Crew's 1.42 from 7.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%

16 Shots 7

8 Shots on target 7

7 Corners 1

463 Passes 504

88.3% Pass accuracy 90.5%

12 Tackles 9

10 Fouls 7

1 Yellow cards 2

4 Offsides 5

Key events

Atlanta United Columbus Crew

Kick-off

E. MihajShot on target

5’

14’

D. RossiRight foot shot

0-1

16’

D. RossiRight foot shot

0-2

25’

W. Abou AliRight foot shot

0-3

J. ThiaréShot on target

27’

29’

A. HerreraLeft foot shot

0-4

39’

D. RossiRight foot shot

0-5

42’

H. PicardD. Rossi

45+1’

Y. Cheberko

M. AlmirónPenalty

1-5

45+3’

Half-time1-5

P. AmadorHeader

2-5

46’

J. BerrocalL. Brennan

46’

B. LennonR. Hernández

46’

W. ReillyS. Lobzhanidze

46’

J. ThiaréLeft foot shot

3-5

50’

Second half underway

W. ReillyShot on target

65’

67’

I. AliyuW. Abou Ali

A. MiranchukT. Muyumba

72’

C. SanchezW. Reilly

74’

S. Alzate

75’

76’

S. MoreiraShot on target

A. MiranchukShot on target

78’

82’

T. BrownM. Arfsten

83’

T. HabrouneD. Gazdag

J. ThiaréHeader

4-5

88’

90+6’

P. Schulte

90+6’

I. AliyuShot on target

Full-time4-5

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Atlanta United 3.78 xGColumbus Crew 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Columbus Crew attacking Atlanta United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Atlanta United 4-3-3 Starting XI

Columbus Crew 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Hibbert	90′	2	5	18	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


R. Hernández Taken off	45′	–	1	–	1	–	18	–	–	–	–
S. Gregersen	90′	–	–	–	1	1	49	2	–	1	–
E. Mihaj	90′	–	–	–	2	2	61	–	–	1	–
P. Amador	90′	2	–	–	2	–	48	–	1	–	–
J. Berrocal Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	3	2	35	–	–	–	–
B. Lennon Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	1	–	17	1	–	1	–

Midfielders5 players


S. Alzate	90′	–	–	60	2	0.27	3	–	5	2	–	–
M. Almirón	90′	1	–	44	4	0.51	2	1	4	1	2	–
T. Muyumba Taken off	72′	–	–	33	–	0.04	–	–	1	–	–	–
W. Reilly Came on as a substituteTaken off	44′	–	–	15	–	0.00	1	–	2	1	1	–
C. Sanchez Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	13	–	0.00	1	–	2	1	–	–

Forwards4 players


S. Lobjanidze	90′	–	–	–		–	–	–				–
J. Thiaré	90′	2	–	5	3	1.06	0.01	–	10	4	19	–
L. Brennan Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.08	0.02	–	–	–	11	–
A. Miranchuk Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	2	1	0.58	0.13	–	1	–	11	–

Goalkeeper1 player


P. Schulte	90′	5	4	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


M. Herrera	90′	–	1	–	2	1	21	–	1	1	–
S. Moreira	90′	3	–	–	6	1	80	1	–	–	–
Y. Cheberko	90′	–	1	–	2	1	69	3	–	–	–
M. Amundsen	90′	–	1	–	–	–	57	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


D. Gazdag Taken off	83′	–	2	44	2	0.52	1	–	2	–	1	–
D. Chambost	90′	–	–	60	–	0.07	–	–	1	–	–	–
D. Nagbe	90′	–	–	41	–	0.01	2	–	5	–	3	–
M. Arfsten Taken off	82′	–	–	36	1	0.12	–	–	2	1	1	–
H. Picard Came on as a substitute	48′	–	–	23	1	0.01	2	–	3	–	–	–
T. Brown Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
T. Habroune Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


W. Abou Ali Taken off	67′	1	–	1	1	0.24	0.01	1	4	2	19	–
D. Rossi Taken off	42′	3	–	3	3	0.76	0.06	–	–	–	13	–
I. Aliyu Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	1	1	0.03	0.04	–	3	–	5	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Atlanta United D D L D W

Columbus Crew W L D L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Columbus Crew 3-1 Atlanta United, 25 Jun 25 Next meeting: Atlanta United 1-3 Columbus Crew, 04 Apr 26 All Atlanta United vs Columbus Crew meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.