FC Cincinnati - Columbus Crew prediction: odds and line-ups
FC Cincinnati take on Columbus Crew in MLS. Kick-off on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 9 :00 pm.
TQL Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Scorers Gonzalo Tapia 22' · Taha Habroune 54'
Line-ups
FC Cincinnati 3-4-1-2
- 18 Roman Celentano G
- 6 Julian Malatini CD
- 15 Teenage Hadebe CD-L
- 11 Samuel Gidi CD-R
- 20 Pavel Bucha CM-L
- 5 Obinna Nwobodo CM-R
- 10 Evander AM
- 3 Tyrell Malacia LM
- 23 David Doudera RM
- 9 Kévin Denkey CF-L
- 16 Tom Barlow CF-R
- 99 Ayoub Jabbari SUB
- 27 Tah Anunga SUB
- 4 Nick Hagglund SUB
- 17 Kenji Mboma Dem SUB
- 66 Ender Echenique SUB
- 22 Gerardo Valenzuela SUB
- 24 Kyle Smith SUB
- 29 Bryan Ramirez SUB
- 13 Evan Louro SUB
Columbus Crew 3-4-3
- 28 Patrick Schulte G
- 25 Sean Zawadzki CD
- 18 Malte Amundsen CD-L
- 31 Steven Moreira CD-R
- 16 Taha Habroune CM-L
- 20 André Gomes CM-R
- 11 Brooks Lennon LM
- 2 Andrés Herrera RM
- 33 Gonzalo Tapia F
- 8 Santiago Rodríguez CF-L
- 10 Brais Méndez CF-R
- 3 Eric Bailly SUB
- 77 Josef Martínez SUB
- 1 Nicholas Hagen SUB
- 7 Dylan Chambost SUB
- 14 Amar Sejdic SUB
- 19 Jamal Thiaré SUB
- 23 Mohamed Farsi SUB
- 17 Sékou Tidiany Bangoura SUB
- 26 Laurtaro Giaccone SUB
Statistics
| FC Cincinnati | Columbus Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 7 |
| 68.1 | Possession | 31.9 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 529 | Accurate Passes | 208 |
| 608 | Passes | 287 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 17 | Clearances | 22 |
Match events
- 18' REM Nick Hagglund between: Julian Malatini FC Cincinnati
- 22' B Gonzalo Tapia assist from Brais Méndez Columbus Crew
- 28' J Samuel Gidi FC Cincinnati
- 31' J Teenage Hadebe FC Cincinnati
- 45'+7' J André Gomes Columbus Crew
- 45' REM Sékou Tidiany Bangoura between: Brais Méndez Columbus Crew
- 54' B Taha Habroune assist from Gonzalo Tapia Columbus Crew
- 59' REM Ender Echenique between: David Doudera FC Cincinnati
- 59' REM Kenji Mboma Dem between: Tom Barlow FC Cincinnati
- 65' REM Jamal Thiaré between: Santiago Rodríguez Columbus Crew
- 66' REM Dylan Chambost between: Taha Habroune Columbus Crew
- 66' REM Eric Bailly between: Steven Moreira Columbus Crew
- 79' REM Laurtaro Giaccone between: Gonzalo Tapia Columbus Crew
- 79' REM Gerardo Valenzuela between: Nick Hagglund FC Cincinnati
- 79' REM Ayoub Jabbari between: Pavel Bucha FC Cincinnati
- 90'+3' J Dylan Chambost Columbus Crew
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Match summary
This MLS match pitted FC Cincinnati against Columbus Crew. The fixture was held at TQL Stadium. In the meeting on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 9 :00 pm, Columbus Crew beat FC Cincinnati by a score of 0 - 2. The scorers in this match are Gonzalo Tapia in the 22 minute, Taha Habroune in the 54 minute.
Where FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew stand
FC Cincinnati sits in 19 place. Columbus Crew is in 21 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew are detailed in the match sheet above.
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