Columbus Crew vs Charlotte FC

3 May 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Allen Chapman

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

Dylan Chambost 25’
Diego Rossi 39’ (pen)
Aziel Jackson 51’
Jacen Russell Rowe 81’

Wilfried Zaha 45+2’ (pen)
Liel Abada 64’

Match summary

Columbus Crew beat Charlotte FC 4-2. Columbus Crew led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Dylan Chambost put Columbus Crew ahead in the 25th minute, Diego Rossi made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 39th minute, and Wilfried Zaha pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Aziel Jackson made it 3-1 in the 51st minute, Liel Abada made it 3-2 in the 64th minute, and Jacen Russell Rowe made it 4-2 with a header in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Columbus Crew created 2.68 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Charlotte FC's 1.92 from 9.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

16 Shots 9

11 Shots on target 3

9 Corners 3

637 Passes 460

91.1% Pass accuracy 87.6%

21 Tackles 18

10 Fouls 7

2 Yellow cards 0

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Columbus Crew Charlotte FC

Kick-off

Mohamed FarsiShot on target

10’

Sean Zawadzki

13’

Diego RossiShot on target

16’

Diego RossiShot on target

18’

Dylan ChambostLeft foot shot

1-0

25’

Diego RossiShot on target

25’

Dylan ChambostShot on target

29’

Aziel JacksonShot on target

34’

Diego RossiPenalty

2-0

39’

45+2’

Wilfried ZahaPenalty

2-1

Jacen Russell Rowe

45+8’

Half-time2-1

Aziel JacksonRight foot shot

3-1

51’

Patrick AgyemangShot on target

Second half underway

61’

Idan ToklomatiDjibril Diani

61’

Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyNicholas Scardina

64’

Liel AbadaRight foot shot

3-2

Jacen Russell RoweShot on target

77’

Jacen Russell RoweHeader

4-2

81’

82’

Tyger SmallsPatrick Agyemang

Amar SejdicAziel Jackson

83’

Ibrahim AliyuDiego Rossi

83’

Kerwin VargasLiel Abada

Taha HabrouneJacen Russell Rowe

89’

Lassi LappalainenMohamed Farsi

89’

Full-time4-2

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.

Columbus Crew 2.68 xGCharlotte FC 1.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Charlotte FC attacking Columbus Crew attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Columbus Crew 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Charlotte FC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Patrick Schulte	90′	1	2	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Steven Moreira	90′	1	1	–	1	–	67	–	–	–	–
Sean Zawadzki	90′	4	1	–	7	2	61	2	–	–	–
Yevhen Cheberko	90′	2	–	–	5	1	78	2	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Mohamed Farsi Taken off	89′	–	1	69	1	0.18	2	–	3	1	–	–
Dylan Chambost	90′	1	–	92	2	0.11	3	–	5	–	1	–
Darlington Nagbe	90′	–	–	60	1	0.04	1	1	3	–	1	–
Max Arfsten	90′	–	1	51	1	0.16	1	3	3	1	1	–
Diego Rossi Taken off	83′	1	–	50	2	0.14	1	–	3	1	1	–
Aziel Jackson Taken off	83′	1	–	37	–	0.08	4	1	6	–	1	–
Amar Sejdic Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Taha Habroune Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Jacen Russell Rowe Taken off	89′	1	–	3	2	0.37	0.07	2	2	–	36	–
Ibrahim Aliyu Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	2	–
Lassi Lappalainen Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Kristijan Kahlina	90′	7	4	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Nicholas Scardina Taken off	61′	–	–	–	3	–	29	1	–	–	–
Adilson Malanda	90′	1	–	–	1	–	71	–	–	–	–
Andrew Privett	90′	2	1	–	3	1	62	–	–	–	–
Tim Ream	90′	4	4	–	5	–	60	–	–	–	–
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Came on as a substitute	29′	1	–	–	1	–	24	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Ashley Westwood	90′	–	–	50	1	0.36	1	5	2	1	1	–
Djibril Diani Taken off	61′	–	–	16	–	0.00	4	1	7	–	2	–
Liel Abada Taken off	83′	1	–	21	1	0.06	1	1	3	1	1	–
Brandt Bronico	90′	–	–	43	–	0.02	1	2	2	1	1	–
Wilfried Zaha	90′	1	–	26	–	0.05	1	–	4	1	2	–
Kerwin Vargas Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	7	1	0.06	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Patrick Agyemang Taken off	82′	–	–	3	1	0.57	0.04	1	4	1	22	–
Idan Toklomati Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	4	–
Tyger Smalls Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	2	–

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 W W W L W

Charlotte FC L W W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Columbus Crew 1-1 Charlotte FC, 17 Jul 24 Next meeting: Charlotte FC 3-2 Columbus Crew, 24 May 25 All Columbus Crew vs Charlotte FC 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.