Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- Minnesota United FC 11 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sergii Boiko (USA)
- Assistant 1 Kyle Atkins
- Assistant 2 Rhett Hammil (USA)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Minnesota United FC H 0–0 D 25 Apr Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W 23 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W 18 Apr New England Revolution A 1–2 L 12 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D 04 Apr Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D 25 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L 23 Apr FC Dallas A 1–0 W 19 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–0 W 12 Apr San Diego FC A 2–1 W 05 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Minnesota United FC #10 Position #20 12 Points 20 11 Played 11 3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 3 16 Scored 14 16 Conceded 16 +0 GD -2 1.09 PPG 1.82 27% Win % 55% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season45% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (12 pts). Minnesota United FC are 20th (20 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Lower.com Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 12' Max Arfsten is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
- 17' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 22' It’s high time Cameron Knowles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dylan Chambost made 418 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 47' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 52' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Anthony Markanich has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 62' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 67' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 72' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 0% of all matches.
- 87' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Columbus Crew SC
4-4-2Starting XI- 31
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Bench- 2
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Coach Henrik RydströmMinnesota United FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 3
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- 25
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Bench- 20
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Coach Cameron Knowles -
Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-18 New England Revolution 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC WMinnesota United FC Form
2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-04-23 FC Dallas 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-12 San Diego FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2026-04-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Minnesota United FC W