Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati

17 May 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Rubiel Vazquez

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Diego Rossi 54’ (pen)
  • Kévin Denkey 6’

Match summary

Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati drew 1-1. FC Cincinnati led 1-0 at half-time.

Kévin Denkey put FC Cincinnati ahead in the 6th minute and Diego Rossi equalised from the penalty spot in the 54th minute.

Columbus Crew had the better of the chances, with 2.87 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to FC Cincinnati's 0.93 from 10.

Match stats

68% Possession 32%
16 Shots 10
6 Shots on target 3
8 Corners 8
639 Passes 297
89.0% Pass accuracy 77.1%
17 Tackles 14
9 Fouls 13
0 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Columbus Crew FC Cincinnati
Kick-off
6’
Kévin DenkeyRight foot shot0-1 (FC Cincinnati)
Max ArfstenShot on target
14’
20’
Pavel Bucha
21’
Pavel BuchaShot on target
Mohamed FarsiShot on target
25’
34’
Sergio SantosShot on target
Half-time0-1
46’
Yuya KuboObinna Nwobodo
Second half underway
Diego RossiPenalty1-1 (Columbus Crew)
54’
Jacen Russell RoweIbrahim Aliyu
59’
62’
Tah AnungaSergio Santos
Max ArfstenShot on target
70’
Jacen Russell RoweShot on target
73’
78’
Kei KamaraKévin Denkey
78’
DeAndre YedlinLuca Orellano
Dániel GazdagShot on target
78’
84’
Teenage HadebeMatt Miazga
90+5’
Nick Hagglund
Full-time1-1

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 2.87 0.93 6’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), 0-1 6’ 54’ Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew), 1-1 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.87 0.93 6’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), 0-1 Denkey 6’ 54’ Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew), 1-1 Rossi 54’
Columbus Crew 2.87 xGFC Cincinnati 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cincinnati attacking Columbus Crew attacking 
54’ Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.61 xG, off target 78’ Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 75’ Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 6’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 71’ Jacen Russell Rowe (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 34’ Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 21’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 25’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 6’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Jacen Russell Rowe (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Tah Anunga (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.61 xG, off target 78’ Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 75’ Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 6’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 71’ Jacen Russell Rowe (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 34’ Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 14’ Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 21’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 25’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 6’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Jacen Russell Rowe (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Dylan Chambost (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Tah Anunga (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Columbus Crew 3-4-3 Starting XI
Schulte
Amundsen
Zawadzki
Moreira
Chambost
Nagbe
Arfsten
Farsi
Aliyu 59’
Gazdag
Rossi
FC Cincinnati 5-3-2 Starting XI
Celentano
Engel
Orellano 78’
Hagglund
Miazga 84’
Robinson
Bucha
Nwobodo 46’
Evander
Santos 62’
Denkey 78’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Patrick Schulte
90′ 2 1 32 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Steven Moreira
90′ – – – 2 1 74 – – – –
Sean Zawadzki
90′ 2 3 – 7 2 85 1 – – –
Malte Amundsen
90′ 4 – – 6 1 71 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Mohamed Farsi
90′ – – 53 – 0.06 1 1 1 – – –
Dylan Chambost
90′ – – 107 3 0.38 1 – 3 1 1 –
Darlington Nagbe
90′ – – 69 – 0.05 1 1 2 – – –
Max Arfsten
90′ – – 39 3 0.93 5 – 5 – – –
Dániel Gazdag
90′ – – 44 – 0.07 1 – 5 – 3 –
Ibrahim Aliyu Taken off
59′ – – 20 1 0.02 2 – 2 4 – –
Diego Rossi
90′ 1 – 37 1 0.11 – – 5 1 3 –
Forwards1 player
Jacen Russell Rowe Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 2 1 0.28 0.00 – 1 – 8 –
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 LWWDD
FC Cincinnati WWLWW

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: FC Cincinnati 0-0 Columbus Crew, 14 Sep 24 Next meeting: FC Cincinnati 2-4 Columbus Crew, 13 Jul 25  All Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati 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.