FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Round of 16 · TQL Stadium, Cincinnati · Ref Chris Penso, USA

FC Cincinnati stats & fixtures · Columbus Crew stats & fixtures

FC Cincinnati beat Columbus Crew 2–1 in Major League Soccer (Round of 16) on 8 November 2025. Expected goals finished 1.49–1.23. Columbus Crew had 63% of the ball.

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew match statistics

FC CincinnatiColumbus Crew

37% Ball possession 63%
1.49 Expected goals (xG) 1.23
16 Total shots 14
4 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 4
10 Shots inside the box 10
7 Corners 6
6 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 2
293 Passes 518
76% Pass accuracy 85%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

4' Yellow card M. Amundsen Columbus Crew
10' Yellow card N. Hagglund FC Cincinnati
35' Yellow card T. Habroune Columbus Crew
63' Goal J. Russell-Rowe Columbus Crew
67' Goal Brenner FC Cincinnati
86' Goal Brenner (assist S. Gidi) FC Cincinnati
87' Yellow card Brenner FC Cincinnati

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

FC Cincinnati

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Patrick John Noonan

18 R. Celentano

16 T. Hadebe 12 M. Robinson 4 N. Hagglund

29 L. Engel 11 S. Gidi 20 P. Bucha 66 E. Echenique

8 Brenner 10 Evander

9 K. Denkey

Bench Kei Kamara , E. Louro , A. Powell , O. Nwobodo , T. Anunga , G. Valenzuela , L. Orellano , G. Flores , A. Jabbari

Columbus Crew

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Wilfried Nancy

28 P. Schulte

18 M. Amundsen 25 S. Zawadzki 31 S. Moreira

27 M. Arfsten 6 D. Nagbe 7 D. Chambost 2 M. Herrera

16 T. Habroune 30 H. Picard

10 D. Rossi

Bench A. Sejdić , R. Camacho , L. Lappalainen , E. Bush , J. Russell-Rowe , D. Gazdag , I. Aliyu , Y. Cheberko , Cesar Ruvalcaba

Form guide

FC Cincinnati at home

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.0 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

27% 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.

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
2 Nov 25	Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati	4–0
27 Oct 25	FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew	1–0
12 Jul 25	FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew	2–4
17 May 25	Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati	1–1
14 Sep 24	FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew	0–0
11 May 24	Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati	1–2

The full FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew head-to-head record