Columbus Crew vs Charlotte FC

14 October 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Tim Ford

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Brais Méndez 28’
  • Anass Zaroury 63’
  • Taha Habroune 65’
  • Idan Toklomati 17’

Match summary

Columbus Crew came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Charlotte FC. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Idan Toklomati put Charlotte FC ahead in the 17th minute and Brais Méndez equalised in the 28th minute. In the second half, Anass Zaroury put Columbus Crew in front in the 63rd minute and Taha Habroune made it 3-1 in the 65th minute.

The chances backed that up: Columbus Crew created 2.81 expected goals (xG) from 33 shots to Charlotte FC's 0.88 from 9.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
33 Shots 9
14 Shots on target 2
10 Corners 4
64 Attacks 57
56 Dangerous attacks 37
490 Passes 435
90.8% Pass accuracy 86.4%
19 Tackles 14
6 Fouls 6
2 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Columbus Crew Charlotte FC
Kick-off
Corner
4’
9’
Corner
12’
Allan Saint-MaximinShot on target
Steven MoreiraShot on target
16’
17’
Idan ToklomatiRight foot shot0-1 (Charlotte FC)
19’
Corner
Corner
22’
Brais MéndezShot on target
23’
Anass ZarouryShot on target
26’
26’
Corner
Brais MéndezLeft foot shot1-1 (Columbus Crew)
28’
Corner
29’
Anass ZarouryShot on target
30’
31’
Corner
Santiago RodríguezShot on target
32’
Corner
35’
Taha HabrouneShot on target
38’
Corner
39’
Corner
40’
Brais MéndezShot on target
43’
Corner
43’
Brais MéndezShot on target
44’
Corner
44’
Half-time1-1
46’
Rodolfo AlokoLiel Abada
46’
Luca De La TorreBrandt Bronico
46’
Nathan ByrneWill Cleary
Second half underway
Corner
53’
Anass ZarouryShot on target
55’
Corner
55’
Brais MéndezShot on target
56’
Anass ZarouryRight foot shot2-1 (Columbus Crew)
63’
Taha HabrouneRight foot shot3-1 (Columbus Crew)
65’
Malte AmundsenFoul
69’
Brooks LennonAnass Zaroury
69’
Patrick SchulteTime wasting
72’
Josef MartínezShot on target
77’
78’
Tyger SmallsAllan Saint-Maximin
Jamal ThiaréJosef Martínez
78’
Sekou Tidiany BangouraDylan Chambost
78’
83’
Djibril DianiPep Biel
André GomesSantiago Rodríguez
86’
Eric BaillyMalte Amundsen
87’
Full-time3-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.81 0.88 17’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), 0-1 17’ 28’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), 1-1 28’ 63’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), 2-1 63’ 65’ Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), 3-1 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.81 0.88 17’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), 0-1 Toklomati 17’ 28’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), 1-1 Méndez 28’ 63’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), 2-1 Zaroury 63’ 65’ Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), 3-1 Habroune 65’
Columbus Crew 2.81 xGCharlotte FC 0.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Charlotte FC attacking Columbus Crew attacking 
6’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 65’ Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 45’ Liel Abada (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 14’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 44’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 71’ Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 17’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 43’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 44’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 77’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 41’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+2’ Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 4’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 57’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Rodolfo Aloko (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 65’ Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 45’ Liel Abada (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 14’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 44’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 71’ Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 17’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 43’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 44’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 77’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 41’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+2’ Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 4’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 13’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 57’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Rodolfo Aloko (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Columbus Crew 3-4-3 Starting XI
Schulte
Amundsen 87’
Zawadzki
Moreira
Zaroury 69’
Chambost 78’
Habroune
Farsi
Rodríguez 86’
Méndez
Martínez 78’
Charlotte FC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kahlina
Toffolo
Kessler
Ream
Cleary 46’
Westwood
Bronico 46’
Saint-Maximin 78’
Biel 83’
Abada 46’
Toklomati

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Patrick Schulte
99′ 1 1 31 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Steven Moreira
99′ 2 – – 2 – 50 – – – –
Sean Zawadzki
99′ 4 3 – 7 1 49 – – – –
Malte Amundsen Taken off
87′ 3 – – 3 – 43 1 – –
Brooks Lennon Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Eric Bailly Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 5 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Mohamed Farsi
99′ – 1 36 3 0.24 2 1 4 – 1 –
Dylan Chambost Taken off
78′ – – 50 2 0.12 1 – 2 1 1 –
Taha Habroune
99′ 1 – 58 5 0.96 4 1 4 3 – –
Anass Zaroury Taken off
69′ 1 – 31 1 0.08 – 1 1 – – –
Brais Méndez
99′ 1 – 60 6 0.61 1 – 2 – 1 –
Santiago Rodríguez Taken off
86′ – 1 47 8 0.32 4 – 4 – – –
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 7 – 0.00 – – 1 – 1 –
André Gomes Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Josef Martínez Taken off
78′ – – 5 1 0.90 0.03 1 1 – 10 –
Jamal Thiaré Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – – 4 – 3 –
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.

Form going into the game

Columbus Crew LLWWL
Charlotte FC WDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.