Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 0

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 23:30 Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Lower.com Field.

  • Columbus Crew SC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
  • Philadelphia Union 11 games · 6 pts (2026/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Filip Dujic (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

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  5

  Columbus Crew SC 19 games · Avg 1.8 goals Philadelphia Union

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC

  Recent Form

  Columbus Crew SC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  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
  21 Mar	Toronto FC	A	1–2	L

  Philadelphia Union

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  25 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
  22 Apr	Toronto FC	A	3–3	D
  18 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
  11 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
  04 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
  21 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–2	L

  Season Stats

  Columbus Crew SC		Philadelphia Union
  #10	Position	#15
  12	Points	6
  11	Played	11
  3 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	1 / 3 / 7
  16	Scored	9
  16	Conceded	17
  +0	GD	-8
  1.09	PPG	0.55
  27%	Win %	9%

  Key Stats

  26% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (19 games)

  32% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  27% Clean Sheets
  Columbus Crew SC this season

  18% Clean Sheets
  Philadelphia Union this season

  Columbus Crew SC are 10th (12 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (6 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Lower.com Field will turn into a battlefield for Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union.
  • 4' GOAL! Max Arfsten scores on 4.
  • 9' Supporters expect more eagerness from Malte Amundsen, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' Milan Iloski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Danley Jean Jacques was booked on 39.
  • 44' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 45' Sekou Bangoura is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 45' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Jesus Bueno is replaced by Jovan Lukic.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Philippe Ndinga is replaced by Ben Bender.
  • 48' Goal! Nathan Harriel scores his 7 goal in 264 matches.
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dylan Chambost suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Olwethu Makhanya made 264 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' Steven Moreira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hugo Picard on 63 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Indiana Vassilev. He replaces Cavan Sullivan on 66 minute.
  • 70' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Taha Habroune departs to be replaced by Daniel Gazdag.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Rudy Camacho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Sekou Bangoura is replaced by Amar Sejdic on 81 minute.
  • 84' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Bruno Damiani by Ezekiel Alladoh on 84 minute.
  • 89' Sean Zawadzki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Japhet Sery.
  • The final score is 2-0.

• Columbus Crew SC

  Starting XI

  • 7
    Dylan Chambost
  • 18
    Malte Amundsen
  • 10
    Diego Rossi ↓ Jamal Thiare 70'
  • 2
    Marcelo Herrera
  • 4
    Rudy Camacho
  • 28
    Patrick Schulte
  • 25
    Sean Zawadzki
  • 30
    Hugo Picard ↓ Steven Moreira 63'
  • 27
    Max Arfsten ↓ Mohamed Farsi 81'
  • 17
    Sekou Bangoura ↓ Amar Sejdic 81'
  • 16
    Taha Habroune ↓ Daniel Gazdag 70'

  Bench

  • 31
    Steven Moreira ↑ 63'
  • 19
    Jamal Thiare ↑ 70'
  • 8
    Daniel Gazdag ↑ 70'
  • 14
    Amar Sejdic ↑ 81'
  • 23
    Mohamed Farsi ↑ 81'
  • 21
    Yevgen Cheberko
  • 1
    Nicholas Hagen
  • 12
    Cesar Ruvalcaba
  • 90
    Nəriman Axundzadə

  Coach Henrik Rydström

  Philadelphia Union

  Starting XI

  • 18
    Andre Blake
  • 5
    Japhet Sery
  • 10
    Milan Iloski
  • 26
    Nathan Harriel
  • 8
    Jesus Bueno ↓ Jovan Lukic 45'
  • 21
    Danley Jean Jacques
  • 14
    Jeremy Rafanello ↓ Agustin Anello 66'
  • 9
    Bruno Damiani ↓ Ezekiel Alladoh 84'
  • 29
    Olwethu Makhanya
  • 20
    Philippe Ndinga ↓ Ben Bender 46'
  • 6
    Cavan Sullivan ↓ Indiana Vassilev 66'

  Bench

  • 11
    Alejandro Bedoya
  • 19
    Indiana Vassilev ↑ 66'
  • 16
    Ben Bender ↑ 46'
  • 28
    Agustin Anello ↑ 66'
  • 76
    Andrew Rick
  • 4
    Jovan Lukic ↑ 45'
  • 2
    Geiner Martinez
  • 23
    Ezekiel Alladoh ↑ 84'
  • 51
    Malik Jakupovic

  Coach Bradley Carnell

• Head to Head

  2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC

  Columbus Crew SC Form

  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 W 2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

  Philadelphia Union Form

  2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2026-04-22 Toronto FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2026-04-18 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-11 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L