FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

13 July 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Alexis Da Silva

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 2–2

Pavel Bucha 1’
Evander 5’

Diego Rossi 42’
Max Arfsten 45+3’
Miles Robinson 59’ (og)
Taha Habroune 90+3’

Match summary

Columbus Crew came back from 2 goals down to win 4-2 away at FC Cincinnati. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Pavel Bucha put FC Cincinnati ahead in the first minute, Evander made it 2-0 in the 5th minute, Diego Rossi pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 42nd minute, and Max Arfsten equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Robinson's own goal put Columbus Crew in front in the 59th minute and Taha Habroune made it 2-4 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Columbus Crew created 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to FC Cincinnati's 0.67 from 13.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%

13 Shots 11

4 Shots on target 4

5 Corners 4

478 Passes 489

85.4% Pass accuracy 88.3%

13 Tackles 13

9 Fouls 16

4 Yellow cards 4

1 Offsides 1

Key events

FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew

Kick-off

Pavel BuchaRight foot shot

1-0

1’

EvanderRight foot shot

2-0

5’

Tah Anunga

18’

24’

Max ArfstenShot on target

Luca OrellanoShot on target

33’

42’

Diego RossiRight foot shot

2-1

Pavel Bucha

44’

45+3’

Max ArfstenRight foot shot

2-2

Evander

45+5’

Half-time2-2

Second half underway

53’

Dylan Chambost

58’

Amar SejdicDylan Chambost

59’

Miles RobinsonOwn goal

2-3

Gerardo ValenzuelaTah Anunga

61’

68’

Dániel Gazdag

EvanderShot on target

75’

78’

Taha HabrouneJacen Russell Rowe

78’

Jacen Russell Rowe

Kenji Mboma DemLuca Orellano

82’

Teenage HadebeKei Kamara

82’

Alvas PowellDeAndre Yedlin

82’

Miles Robinson

86’

Bradley SmithLukas Engel

87’

90+3’

Taha HabrouneRight foot shot

2-4

90+5’

Taha Habroune

90+7’

Tristan BrownMax Arfsten

Full-time2-4

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.

FC Cincinnati 0.67 xGColumbus Crew 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Columbus Crew attacking FC Cincinnati attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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

Lineups

FC Cincinnati 3-5-2 Starting XI

Columbus Crew 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Celentano	90′	1	4	18	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Miles Robinson	90′	–	–	–	1	–	62	1	–	–	–
Matt Miazga	90′	1	2	–	5	2	78	1	–	–	–
Lukas Engel Taken off	87′	2	2	–	5	–	78	–	–	1	–
Teenage Hadebe Came on as a substitute	8′	1	–	–	1	–	9	–	–	–	–
Alvas Powell Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	2	–	6	–	–	–	–
Bradley Smith Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	–	1	–	2	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


DeAndre Yedlin Taken off	82′	–	–	27	–	0.01	2	1	5	–	1	–
Pavel Bucha	90′	1	–	40	2	0.04	2	1	2	1	–	–
Evander	90′	1	–	35	1	0.26	4	–	16	–	7	–
Tah Anunga Taken off	61′	–	–	20	1	0.00	–	–	–	3	–	–
Luca Orellano Taken off	82′	–	–	37	–	0.03	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gerardo Valenzuela Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	19	1	0.10	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Kei Kamara Taken off	82′	–	–	1	–	0.02	0.01	1	1	1	19	–
Kévin Denkey	90′	–	–	2	–	0.09	0.05	1	1	–	22	–
Kenji Mboma Dem Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Patrick Schulte	90′	2	2	37	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Steven Moreira	90′	–	–	–	1	–	54	–	–	–	–
Sean Zawadzki	90′	1	2	–	2	–	55	1	–	–	–
Yevhen Cheberko	90′	3	1	–	3	–	46	2	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Ibrahim Aliyu	90′	–	1	34	2	0.08	3	–	7	1	1	–
Darlington Nagbe	90′	–	–	42	1	0.01	2	1	2	1	–	–
Dylan Chambost Taken off	58′	–	1	45	2	0.20	1	1	3	1	–	–
Max Arfsten Taken off	89′	1	–	35	1	0.06	1	1	3	1	–	–
Diego Rossi	90′	1	–	40	1	0.05	–	1	5	1	5	–
Dániel Gazdag	90′	–	–	54	–	0.03	1	–	3	4	1	–
Amar Sejdic Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	16	–	0.00	1	1	1	–	–	–
Taha Habroune Came on as a substitute	12′	1	–	11	–	0.00	–	1	–	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


Jacen Russell Rowe Taken off	78′	–	–	2	–	0.12	0.02	1	2	–	20	–

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

FC Cincinnati L W W W W

Columbus Crew L W W W D

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

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Columbus Crew 1-1 FC Cincinnati, 17 May 25 Next meeting: Columbus Crew 2-1 FC Cincinnati, 25 Jul 26 All FC Cincinnati 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.