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Charlotte v Columbus Crew : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 16th Aug, 00:30 BST, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

Henrik Rydström guides his Columbus Crew side to the Bank of America Stadium in the Major League Soccer on Sunday morning, with Dean Smith's Charlotte waiting for them. Stats power the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and much more besides. Odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to explore.

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

While supporters of Columbus prepare themselves for this clash, they may well be excited for what's in store. After studying the relevant stats and past head-to-head (H2H) performance, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a worthwhile bet, as both teams know they have goals in them and either could win. The prediction and odds are aligned: over 2.5 goals is the best bet here.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Charlotte are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Charlotte 51%	21/20	-
Draw 22%	13/5	-
Columbus 27%	41/20	-
Draw 1-1 10%	6/1	-
Charlotte 2-1 9%	8/1	-
Charlotte 1-0 7%	9/1	-
Charlotte 2-0 7%	11/1	-
Columbus 2-1 7%	10/1	-
Draw 2-2 6%	11/1	-
Charlotte 3-1 6%	14/1	-
Columbus 1-0 5%	11/1	-
Charlotte 3-0 5%	20/1	-
Charlotte 3-2 4%	20/1	-
Draw 0-0 4%	14/1	-
Columbus 2-0 3%	16/1	-
Charlotte 4-1 3%	33/1	-
Columbus 3-1 3%	22/1	-
Columbus 3-2 3%	25/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 64%	4/6	-
Under 2.5 Goals 36%	23/20	-
Home 1st Goal 53%	8/11	-
Away 1st Goal 45%	11/10	-
No 1st Goal 2%	14/1	-
BTTS - Yes 63%	4/7	-
BTTS - No 37%	5/4	-
BTTS - Home Win 29%	11/4	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	7/2	-
BTTS - Away Win 16%	4/1	-
Home/draw 73%	4/11	-
Away/draw 49%	7/10	-
Home/away 78%	2/7	-
Over 1.5 Goals 84%	1/5	-
Under 1.5 Goals 16%	10/3	-
Over 3.5 Goals 42%	13/8	-
Under 3.5 Goals 59%	4/9	-
Over 4.5 Goals 23%	4/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 77%	1/6	-
Over 5.5 Goals 11%	9/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 89%	1/16	-
Over 0.5 Goals 96%	1/33	-
Under 0.5 Goals 4%	14/1	-
Home DNB 67%	4/7	-
Away DNB 42%	5/4	-
Charlotte win to nil 22%	10/3	-
Columbus win to nil 11%	5/1	-
Charlotte / Charlotte 24%	12/5	-
Charlotte / Columbus 3%	25/1	-
Charlotte / Draw 6%	12/1	-
Draw / Charlotte 15%	9/2	-
Draw / Columbus 11%	13/2	-
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	-
Columbus / Charlotte 4%	20/1	-
Columbus / Columbus 16%	4/1	-
Columbus / Draw 6%	12/1	-

Win / draw / win form

Columbus have not won in 5 consecutive away league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

/ 0

Conceded

/ 0

Clean sheets

/ 0

Failed to score

/ 0

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

/ 0

Conceded

/ 0

Clean sheets

/ 0

Failed to score

/ 0

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

/ 0

Conceded

/ 0

Clean sheets

/ 0

Failed to score

/ 0

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

/ 0

Conceded

/ 0

Clean sheets

/ 0

Failed to score

/ 0

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Charlotte have beaten Columbus in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Charlotte

Columbus

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 4

2 / 4

Clean sheets

2 / 4

0 / 4

CHA

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Charlotte
Charlotte	3 - 2
Charlotte	2 - 0
Charlotte	1 - 0
Draw	2 - 2	Draw

Columbus

Charlotte

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 4

Clean sheets

0 / 4

COL

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Columbus
Columbus	4 - 2
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Columbus	4 - 2
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Goal Statistics

Charlotte have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Major League Soccer matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Columbus Crew on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Charlotte 7th	Columbus 10th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 14% 1 28% 2 27% 3 17% 4+ 13% There is a 86% probability that Charlotte will score 1 or more goals	0 26% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 61% probability that Columbus will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games

Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season

CHA

COL

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Games scored	14		15
Failed to score	4		3
Scored first	9		10
Goals scored	29		26
Avg. goals scored	1.6		1.4
Avg. shots per game	9		9
Avg. shots per goal	5		6
Conversion rate for	18		17
Avg. XG for	1.6		1.5
KickOff rating		+1%

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CHA

COL

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Games conceded	15		15
Clean sheets	3		3
Conceded first	8		7
Goals conceded	27		28
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	11		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		5
Conversion rate against	14%		19%
Avg. XG against	1.5		1.2
KickOff rating		+3%

Charlotte v Columbus Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Charlotte Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	9	5	6
K Kahlina	P Biel	P Biel	A Westwood

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Kahlina GLK	18			2 -
P Biel MID	18	9	5	2 -
Idan Toklomati FWD	18	5	2	1 -
N Byrne DEF	17			3 -
M. Agyemang DEF	17	2		2 -
A Westwood MID	17	2	1	6 -
D Diani MID	17		1	3 -
K Vargas FWD	17	3	4	-
A. Goodwin FWD	16	3		1 -
B Bronico MID	14			1 -
L Torre MID	14		1	-
H Toffolo DEF	13		2	2 -
T Ream DEF	12		1	-
L Abada FWD	12	1	3	2 -
D Schnegg DEF	10	1	1	3 1
A Privett DEF	8			2 -
R. Aloko FWD	8			-
T. Smalls FWD	8			-
W. Cleary DEF	4		1	-
H Kessler DEF	2			-
A. John MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
9	16	5	8
P Biel	P Biel	P Biel	P Biel

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
P Biel MID	9	16	5	8
Idan Toklomati FWD	5	11	2	3
K Vargas FWD	3	10	4	2
A. Goodwin FWD	3	7		1
M. Agyemang DEF	2	4
A Westwood MID	2	4	1	5
L Abada FWD	1	9	3	4
D Schnegg DEF	1	3	1	2
D Diani MID		1	1	1
B Bronico MID				1
L Torre MID		1	1	1
H Toffolo DEF		1	2	1
T Ream DEF			1	1
A Privett DEF		1		1
R. Aloko FWD		2
T. Smalls FWD		1
W. Cleary DEF			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
998	26	72
A Westwood	H Toffolo	M. Agyemang

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
A Westwood MID	998	9	32
M. Agyemang DEF	930	18	72
N Byrne DEF	764	9	37
T Ream DEF	724	11	31
K Kahlina GLK	575	1	7
P Biel MID	557	15	47
H Toffolo DEF	512	26	54
D Diani MID	368	19	43
L Torre MID	359	11	21
A Privett DEF	347	6	15
K Vargas FWD	317	16	64
D Schnegg DEF	275	7	21
B Bronico MID	233	18	26
L Abada FWD	220	7	20
Idan Toklomati FWD	211	7	67
H Kessler DEF	124	2	6
W. Cleary DEF	74	3	8
R. Aloko FWD	55	6	21
A. Goodwin FWD	29	2	11
T. Smalls FWD	26	2	9
A. John MID	7

Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	5	4	4
P Schulte	W Ali	M Arfsten	R Camacho

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
P Schulte GLK	18			1 -
R Camacho DEF	18			4 -
S Zawadzki DEF	18			3 -
H Picard MID	18	2	2	-
S Moreira DEF	17			1 -
T Habroune MID	17	1	2	3 -
M Arfsten FWD	17	4	4	3 -
S Bangoura MID	16	1		3 -
D Chambost MID	15		2	1 -
D Gazdag MID	14	3		-
A Herrera DEF	13		1	2 -
M Amundsen DEF	13			2 -
J Thiaré FWD	12	1		2 -
A Gomes MID	11			2 -
M Farsi MID	9		2	-
A Sejdic MID	7			-
W Ali FWD	7	5	1	1 -
N Akhundzade FWD	7			-
C. Adams FWD	3			-
B Lennon DEF	1			-
O. Presthus DEF	1			-
B Méndez MID	1	1		-
L Giaccone FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	10	4	7
W Ali	M Arfsten	M Arfsten	M Arfsten

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
W Ali FWD	5	9	1
M Arfsten FWD	4	10	4	7
D Gazdag MID	3	5		1
H Picard MID	2	6	2	2
T Habroune MID	1	5	2	6
S Bangoura MID	1	2
J Thiaré FWD	1	2		1
B Méndez MID	1	2
R Camacho DEF		4
S Zawadzki DEF		1
S Moreira DEF		3		1
D Chambost MID		1	2	4
A Herrera DEF		5	1	1
M Amundsen DEF				1
A Gomes MID		2
M Farsi MID		2	2	2
A Sejdic MID		2
N Akhundzade FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1469	41	106
R Camacho	T Habroune	M Arfsten

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Camacho DEF	1469	18	49
S Zawadzki DEF	1151	36	75
S Moreira DEF	908	13	33
D Chambost MID	792	15	28
T Habroune MID	662	41	71
M Arfsten FWD	660	32	106
M Amundsen DEF	618	24	51
A Gomes MID	618	23	50
P Schulte GLK	604		2
S Bangoura MID	418	19	47
A Herrera DEF	392	20	37
H Picard MID	378	22	44
D Gazdag MID	359	9	30
M Farsi MID	256	6	15
A Sejdic MID	125	6	9
W Ali FWD	116	5	23
J Thiaré FWD	53	3	19
N Akhundzade FWD	49	2	5
O. Presthus DEF	36	1	4
B Méndez MID	17
L Giaccone FWD	7		1
C. Adams FWD	5	1	1
B Lennon DEF	1		1