FC Cincinnati 2-4 Columbus Crew — MLS, 12 Jul 2025
Columbus Crew beat FC Cincinnati 4-2 in MLS on 12 July 2025 at TQL Stadium. Pavel Bucha and Evander scored for FC Cincinnati; Diego Rossi, Maximilian Arfsten and Taha Habroune for Columbus Crew. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, FC Cincinnati have won 1 and Columbus Crew 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-01'assist: Lukas Engel
- 2-05'
- 18'Persistent fouling
- 2-142'
- 44'Handball
- 2-245'assist: Dylan Chambost
- 45+5'Argument
- Half-time2-2
- 53'Foul
- 58'
- 3-259'Own Goal
- 61'
- 68'Foul
- 78'
- 78'
- 82'
- 82'
- 82'
- 86'Foul
- 87'out: B. Smith
- 3-390'
- 90+5'Foul
- 90+7'
- Full-time2-4
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
FC Cincinnati
- 8.5EvanderM
- 7.3Pavel BuchaM
- 7.0Lukas EngelD
- 6.9Matthew MiazgaD
- 6.9Kévin DenkeyF
- 6.6Gerardo ValenzuelaM
- 6.6Alvas PowellD
- 6.5Teenage HadebeD
- 6.5Kenji Mboma DemF
- 6.3Kei KamaraF
- 6.3DeAndre YedlinM
- 6.3Tah AnungaM
- 6.2Bradley SmithD
- 6.2Luca OrellanoM
- 5.9Miles RobinsonD
- 5.7Roman CelentanoG
Columbus Crew
- 7.9Aliyu IbrahimM
- 7.9Diego RossiF
- 7.5Maximilian ArfstenM
- 7.5Dylan ChambostM
- 7.2Taha HabrouneM
- 7.2Sean ZawadzkiD
- 6.9Jacen Russell-RoweF
- 6.9Yevhen CheberkoD
- 6.7Darlington NagbeM
- 6.7Amar SejdićM
- 6.6Steven MoreiraD
- 6.5Dániel GazdagF
- 6.2Patrick SchulteG
Line-ups
Columbus Crew3-4-2-1
FC Cincinnati3-5-2
Substitutes
FC CincinnatiPatrick John Noonan
Substitutes
- 16Teenage Hadebe82'D6.5
- 13Evan LouroG
- 2Alvas Powell82'D6.6
- 14B. Smith87'D6.2
- 11C. BairdF
- 3G. FloresD
- 22Gerardo Valenzuela61'M6.6
- 19S. ChirilaM
- 35Kenji Mboma Dem82'F6.5
Columbus CrewWilfried Nancy
Substitutes
- 20D. JonesM
- 24Evan BushG
- 14Amar Sejdić58'M6.7
- 13A. JacksonM
- 29C. MrowkaM
- 16Taha Habroune90'90+5'78'M7.2
- 44T. Brown90+7'D
- 48C. RuvalcabaD
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
0.64Expected goals (xG)1.10
13Total shots11
4Shots on target4
6Shots off target6
3Blocked shots1
5Corners4
1Offsides1
9Fouls16
4Yellow cards4
1Goalkeeper saves2
-1.29Goals prevented-1.29
478Total passes488
408Accurate passes431
85%Pass accuracy88%
FC Cincinnati
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evander | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8.5 |
| Pavel Bucha | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Lukas Engel | 87 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Matthew Miazga | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kévin Denkey | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Gerardo Valenzuela | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Alvas Powell | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Teenage Hadebe | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Kenji Mboma Dem | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kei Kamara | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Tah Anunga | 61 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bradley Smith | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Luca Orellano | 82 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Miles Robinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
| Roman Celentano | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
Columbus Crew
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyu Ibrahim | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Diego Rossi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Dylan Chambost | 58 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Taha Habroune | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Sean Zawadzki | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jacen Russell-Rowe | 78 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Yevhen Cheberko | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Darlington Nagbe | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Amar Sejdić | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Steven Moreira | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Dániel Gazdag | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Patrick Schulte | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
FC CincinnatiWWWWL
- W05 Jul 25HChicago Fire2-1
- W28 Jun 25AOrlando City SC2-1
- W25 Jun 25ACF Montreal3-1
- W14 Jun 25ANew England Revolution1-0
- L31 May 25HDC United1-2
Columbus CrewDWWWL
- D06 Jul 25ASeattle Sounders1-1
- W29 Jun 25HPhiladelphia Union1-0
- W25 Jun 25HAtlanta United FC3-1
- W14 Jun 25HVancouver Whitecaps2-1
- L31 May 25AInter Miami1-5
Head-to-head
- 17 May 25Columbus Crew1-1FC Cincinnati
- 14 Sept 24FC Cincinnati0-0Columbus Crew
- 11 May 24Columbus Crew1-2FC Cincinnati
- 02 Dec 23FC Cincinnati2-3Columbus Crew
- 20 Aug 23Columbus Crew3-0FC Cincinnati
- 20 May 23FC Cincinnati3-2Columbus Crew
Most recent meetings
Final table, MLS 2025 · Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | +22 | 66 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +12 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter Miami | 34 | +26 | 65 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 34 | +9 | 59 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 34 | +6 | 56 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 34 | +13 | 54 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | +4 | 54 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | +8 | 53 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | +12 | 53 |
Before and after
FC Cincinnati
- Previous: FC Cincinnati 2-1 Chicago Fire, 5 Jul 2025 · MLS
- Next: FC Cincinnati 3-0 Inter Miami, 16 Jul 2025 · MLS
Columbus Crew
- Previous: Seattle Sounders 1-1 Columbus Crew, 6 Jul 2025 · MLS
- Next: Nashville SC 3-0 Columbus Crew, 17 Jul 2025 · MLS
Data updated