Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union — Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer· Regular Season - 23

Columbus Crew

1–0Full-time

Philadelphia Union

DWLLLLGoals 14-16

WLLWDDGoals 15-13

Match events

46'Harrison Afful (Héctor Jimenez)
65'Justin Meram (Artur)
68'Jack Elliott
69'Ilsinho (C. Davies)
75'Justin Meram (Cristian Martínez)
75'G. Wijnaldum (Fabinho)
81'M. Epps (Warren Creavalle)
86'Ola Kamara (Adam Jahn)

Lineups

Columbus Crew

Philadelphia Union

3-4-2-1

4-2-3-1

G. BerhalterCoach

J. Curtin

Bench (7)

Match trends

Columbus Crew have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Philadelphia Union have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Columbus Crew wins

3Draws

1Philadelphia Union wins

12-10Goals

Columbus Crew

1–0Jun 29, 2025, 10:00 PM

Philadelphia Union

2–2May 10, 2025, 11:30 PM

Columbus Crew

3–2Oct 5, 2024, 11:30 PM

Philadelphia Union

0–1Aug 28, 2024, 11:30 PM

Columbus Crew

3–1Aug 21, 2024, 11:30 PM

Philadelphia Union

Columbus Crew

1–1Sep 30, 2023, 11:30 PM

Philadelphia Union

4–1Feb 26, 2023, 12:30 AM

Columbus Crew

0–0Jul 3, 2022, 11:30 PM

Philadelphia Union

Pre-match comparison

1.4Goals scored per game1.5

1.6Goals conceded per game1.3

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Silviu Petrescu

4Yellow cards / game

0Red cards / game

0.2Penalties scored / game

Based on 5 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Columbus Crew

0-15'

10%

16-30'

10%

31-45'

20%

46-60'

10%

61-75'

10%

76-90+'

40%

Philadelphia Union

0-15'

36.4%

16-30'

9.1%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

27.3%

61-75'

27.3%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

50%Possession50%

—Expected goals (xG)—

6Shots on target0

11Total shots3

3Shots off target2

2Blocked shots1

8Shots inside the box2

3Shots outside the box1

7Corners3

4Offsides2

10Fouls17

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

0Goalkeeper saves5

426Total passes441

363Accurate passes358

85%Pass accuracy81%

Player ratings

1Lalas AbubakarColumbus Crew7.8
2Kekuta MannehColumbus Crew7.8
3ArturColumbus Crew🅰️ 17.4
4Jonathan MensahColumbus Crew7.3
5A. CrognaleColumbus Crew7.2
6John McCarthyPhiladelphia Union7.1

Box score

Columbus Crew

7ArturM · 90'

🅰️ 17.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels67%

2Jukka RaitalaD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels60%

11Ola KamaraF · 86'

6.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels57%

4Jonathan MensahD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels70%

25Harrison AffulD · 45'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels0%

17Lalas AbubakarD · 90'

7.8

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes93%

Tackles—

Duels67%

19Kekuta MannehF · 90'

7.8

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels67%

9Justin MeramM · 75'

⚽ 17.1

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels33%

23Zack SteffenG · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes65%

Tackles—

Duels—

20Wil Trapp (C)M · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes96%

Tackles—

Duels50%

21

21A. CrognaleD · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels100%

Bench (7)

3Josh WilliamsD

—

16Héctor JimenezD · 45'

6.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels0%

41

41Brad StuverG

—

13Ethan FinlayM

—

18

18Cristian MartínezM · 15'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels50%

24

24N. NæssD

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12Adam JahnF · 4'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels33%

Philadelphia Union

3Jack ElliottD · 90'

🟨6.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels29%

32

32G. WijnaldumD · 75'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels80%

25

25IlsinhoM · 69'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels29%

6

6H. MedunjaninM · 90'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes89%

Tackles—

Duels27%

28Raymon GaddisD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels64%

11Alejandro Bedoya (C)M · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels40%

23John McCarthyG · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels100%

27

27J. SimpsonF · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels70%

15

15J. YaroD · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes92%

Tackles—

Duels40%

24

24A. NajemM · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels33%

20

20M. EppsM · 81'

6.3

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

Duels38%

Bench (7)

12Keegan RosenberryD

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29

29J. McGuireG

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2Warren CreavalleM · 9'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels0%

33

33FabinhoD · 15'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels100%

9

9C. DaviesF · 21'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels67%

5

5O. OnyewuD

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7Brian CarrollM

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Frequently asked questions

What time does Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union kick off?+

Kickoff is at Jul 22, 2017, 11:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).