Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew match stats & report

4–2 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · MLS Cup - Round 1 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia · Ref C. Penso

Atlanta United FC stats & fixtures · Columbus Crew stats & fixtures

Atlanta United FC beat Columbus Crew 4–2 in Major League Soccer (MLS Cup - Round 1) on 8 November 2023. Expected goals finished 2.37–1.37. Atlanta United FC had 51% of the ball.

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew match statistics

Atlanta United FCColumbus Crew

51% Ball possession 49%
2.37 Expected goals (xG) 1.37
14 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 11
0 Corners 5
9 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 1
499 Passes 467
85% Pass accuracy 89%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

18' Yellow card G. Giakoumakis Atlanta United FC
38' Goal G. Giakoumakis (assist B. Lennon) Atlanta United FC
41' Yellow card C. Hernández Columbus Crew
45' Goal C. Hernández (assist D. Rossi) Columbus Crew
45+4' Yellow card Xande Silva Atlanta United FC
45+4' Goal Xande Silva (assist G. Giakoumakis) Atlanta United FC
83' Goal E. Mosquera (assist G. Giakoumakis) Atlanta United FC
88' Goal T. Almada (assist C. Wiley) Atlanta United FC
90+5' Goal M. Arfsten (assist Yaw Yeboah) Columbus Crew

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Atlanta United FC

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 G. Pineda

1 B. Guzan

26 C. Wiley 4 L. Abram 12 M. Robinson 11 B. Lennon

8 T. Muyumba 20 Matheus Rossetto

16 Xande Silva 10 T. Almada 9 S. Lobjanidze

7 G. Giakoumakis

Bench A. Fortune , T. Wolff , E. Mosquera , J. Purata , J. Thiare , Q. Westberg , A. Sejdić , R. Hernández , O. Alonso

Columbus Crew

Confirmed 3-4-3 W. Nancy

28 P. Schulte

25 S. Zawadzki 4 R. Camacho 31 S. Moreira

18 M. Amundsen 8 A. Morris 6 D. Nagbe 7 J. Gressel

20 A. Matan 9 C. Hernández 10 D. Rossi

Bench Yaw Yeboah , C. Ramirez , M. Farsi , M. Arfsten , J. Russell-Rowe , K. Molino , J. Medranda , Y. Cheberko , E. Bush

Form guide

Atlanta United FC at home

3–1–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Columbus Crew away

1–2–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Nov 23	Columbus Crew v Atlanta United FC	2–0
7 Oct 23	Atlanta United FC v Columbus Crew	1–1
25 Mar 23	Columbus Crew v Atlanta United FC	6–1
22 Aug 22	Columbus Crew v Atlanta United FC	2–2
28 May 22	Atlanta United FC v Columbus Crew	1–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew head-to-head record