Major League Soccer · Matchday 17

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:15:00 UTCScottsMiracle-Gro FieldMatchday 17

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Columbus Crew 39%Draw 34%FC Cincinnati 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Columbus CrewFC Cincinnati
53Possession47
2.35Expected goals (xG)1.06
13Shots12
6Shots on target5
5Shots off target5
2Blocked shots2
8Shots inside box6
5Shots outside box6
4Corners5
2Offsides2
11Fouls8
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
4Saves4
531Passes462
481Accurate passes407
91Pass accuracy88

Match events

  • 9'Kévin Denkey (assist Evander)
  • 41'Jamal Thiaré (assist Dylan Chambost)
  • 45'Dániel Gazdag · penalty
  • 46'Sékou Bangoura Andre Gomes
  • 64'Ender Echenique Bryan Ramírez
  • 64'Kenji Mboma Dem Tom Barlow
  • 66'Matt Miazga
  • 69'Dylan Chambost
  • 70'Kévin Denkey Ayoub Jabbari
  • 70'Matt Miazga Kyle Smith
  • 79'Jamal Thiaré Hugo Picard
  • 85'Dániel Gazdag
  • 85'Steven Moreira Malte Amundsen
  • 85'Obinna Nwobodo Brian Anunga
  • 90'Andre Gomes
  • 90'Gerardo Valenzuela

Columbus Crew · FC Cincinnati

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Columbus Crew3-5-2
316.885'Moreira
46.8Camacho
197.879'Thiaré
77.569'Chambost
87.885'Gazdag
236.8Farsi
256.8Zawadzki
286.8Schulte
276.8Arfsten
166.8Habroune
176.846'Bangoura
FC Cincinnati2-5-3
216.070'Miazga
97.370'Denkey
107.1Evander
126.3Robinson
56.385'Nwobodo
186.1Celentano
206.3Bucha
224.7Valenzuela
666.364'Echenique
116.3Gidi
176.364'Dem

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Columbus Crew

  • 31Steven Moreira6.8
  • 4Rudy Camacho6.8
  • 19Jamal Thiaré7.8
  • 7Dylan Chambost7.5
  • 8Dániel Gazdag7.8
  • 23Mohamed Farsi6.8
  • 25Sean Zawadzki6.8
  • 28Patrick Schulte6.8
  • 27Maximilian Arfsten6.8
  • 16Taha Habroune6.8
  • 17Sékou Bangoura6.8

FC Cincinnati

  • 21Matt Miazga6.0
  • 9Kévin Denkey7.3
  • 10Evander7.1
  • 12Miles Robinson6.3
  • 5Obinna Nwobodo6.3
  • 18Roman Celentano6.1
  • 20Pavel Bucha6.3
  • 22Gerardo Valenzuela4.7
  • 66Ender Echenique6.3
  • 11Samuel Gidi6.3
  • 17Kenji Mboma Dem6.3
Columbus CrewTale of the tapeFC Cincinnati
3-5-2Formation2-5-3
20 ptsTable27 pts
-4Goal difference+1
3Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head6 previous meetings

Columbus Crew 3W1D2W FC Cincinnati

Goals 127

  • 2026-07-25Columbus Crew21FC Cincinnati
  • 2025-11-08FC Cincinnati21Columbus Crew
  • 2025-11-02Columbus Crew40FC Cincinnati

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 30-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Columbus Crew19559-420
FC Cincinnati19766+127
Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer | Factlen