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

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

Columbus Crew, led by manager , visit Dean Smith and his Charlotte side at the Bank of America Stadium on Sunday morning in the Major League Soccer. Recent form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds are all shown below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed over 2.5 goals, but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?

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Charlotte's next match is v Toronto at 00:30 on Thursday 20th August
Columbus Crew's next match is v Montreal at 00:30 on Thursday 20th August

The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Charlotte and Columbus was on Sunday 16th August 2026

American Major League Soccer

August 16th 2026

Charlotte 3	1 Columbus

B. Bronico 1'	41' C. Adams
L. Abada 9'
P. Mas Jaume 73'

	CHA COL
Shots On	7 4
Shots Off	2 11
Corners	1 13
Possession	30% 70%
Fouls	9 9
Yellow/red cards	3/0

Charlotte	Columbus

K. Kahlina T. Ream A. Westwood B. Bronico Idan Toklomati (A. Goodwin 56') L. Abada (R. Aloko 71') N. Byrne (W. Cleary 56') F. Kessler D. Schnegg L. de la Torre (A. Saint-Maximin 46') P. Mas Jaume (T. Smalls 87')	B. Lennon C. Ruvalcaba Perez D. Chambost (J. Martínez 71') D. Gazdag T. Habroune (M. Herrera Mansilla 71') M. Amundsen P. Schulte S. Zawadzki (A. Tavares Gomes 46') T. Karumanchi (S. Moreira 46') L. Giaccone (B. Méndez Portela 46') C. Adams

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 2.15.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Charlotte 51%	23/20	-
Draw 22%	13/5	-
Columbus 27%	9/5	-
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%	16/1	-
Columbus 1-0 5%	11/1	-
Charlotte 3-0 4%	20/1	-
Charlotte 3-2 4%	22/1	-
Draw 0-0 4%	14/1	-
Columbus 2-0 3%	16/1	-
Columbus 3-1 3%	20/1	-
Charlotte 4-1 3%	33/1	-
Columbus 3-2 3%	25/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 64%	4/6	-
Under 2.5 Goals 36%	23/20	-
Home 1st Goal 52%	4/5	-
Away 1st Goal 46%	21/20	-
No 1st Goal 2%	14/1	-
BTTS - Yes 63%	4/7	-
BTTS - No 37%	5/4	-
BTTS - Home Win 29%	3/1	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	7/2	-
BTTS - Away Win 16%	4/1	-
Home/draw 73%	2/5	-
Away/draw 49%	4/6	-
Home/away 78%	2/7	-
Over 1.5 Goals 84%	1/5	-
Under 1.5 Goals 16%	10/3	-
Over 3.5 Goals 41%	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 66%	4/6	-
Away DNB 42%	11/10	-
Charlotte win to nil 22%	10/3	-
Columbus win to nil 11%	5/1	-
Charlotte / Charlotte 23%	13/5	-
Charlotte / Columbus 3%	25/1	-
Charlotte / Draw 6%	12/1	-
Draw / Charlotte 14%	5/1	-
Draw / Columbus 12%	6/1	-
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	-
Columbus / Charlotte 4%	22/1	-
Columbus / Columbus 18%	15/4	-
Columbus / Draw 6%	12/1	-

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Charlotte	2 - 2	Atlanta
Charlotte	1 - 0	New England
Charlotte	3 - 1	Toronto
Charlotte	0 - 1	NY City
Charlotte	2 - 2	Cincinnati
Charlotte	1 - 2	Nashville
Charlotte	2 - 1	Philadelphia
Charlotte	6 - 1	NY Red Bulls
Charlotte	0 - 0	Miami
Charlotte	3 - 1	Austin
Charlotte	1 - 3	NY City
Charlotte	0 - 1	NY City
Charlotte	2 - 0	Philadelphia
Charlotte	1 - 4	Montreal
Charlotte	3 - 0	Miami
Charlotte	1 - 0	NY Red Bulls
Charlotte	1 - 0	Salt Lake
Charlotte	2 - 0	Toronto
Charlotte	2 - 1	DC United
Charlotte	2 - 0	NY City

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Charlotte	1 - 2	Chicago
A	Charlotte	2 - 0	NY Red Bulls
H	Charlotte	2 - 2	Atlanta
H	Charlotte	1 - 0	New England
H	Charlotte	3 - 1	Toronto
H	Charlotte	0 - 1	NY City
H	Charlotte	2 - 2	Cincinnati
A	Charlotte	0 - 1	New England
A	Charlotte	2 - 4	Nashville
A	Charlotte	1 - 4	Orlando
A	Charlotte	2 - 1	NY City
H	Charlotte	1 - 2	Nashville
H	Charlotte	2 - 1	Philadelphia
H	Charlotte	6 - 1	NY Red Bulls
H	Charlotte	0 - 0	Miami
H	Charlotte	3 - 1	Austin
A	Charlotte	0 - 3	LA Galaxy
A	Charlotte	1 - 1	Saint Louis City
H	Charlotte	1 - 3	NY City
A	Charlotte	0 - 0	NY City

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Miami	2 - 2	Columbus
Philadelphia	1 - 1	Columbus
NY Red Bulls	3 - 2	Columbus
NY City	3 - 0	Columbus
New England	2 - 1	Columbus
Atlanta	1 - 3	Columbus
Toronto	2 - 1	Columbus
Sporting KC	2 - 2	Columbus
Portland	3 - 2	Columbus
Cincinnati	2 - 1	Columbus
Cincinnati	1 - 0	Columbus
Orlando	1 - 1	Columbus
Chicago	2 - 0	Columbus
NY City	3 - 2	Columbus
Atlanta	4 - 5	Columbus
NY Red Bulls	0 - 0	Columbus
Toronto	1 - 1	Columbus
Nashville	3 - 0	Columbus
Cincinnati	2 - 4	Columbus
Seattle	1 - 1	Columbus

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Columbus	2 - 2	Miami
H	Columbus	2 - 1	Cincinnati
H	Columbus	1 - 2	NY City
H	Columbus	2 - 0	Atlanta
A	Columbus	1 - 1	Philadelphia
A	Columbus	2 - 3	NY Red Bulls
A	Columbus	0 - 3	NY City
H	Columbus	2 - 3	Minnesota
H	Columbus	2 - 0	Philadelphia
H	Columbus	2 - 1	LA Galaxy
A	Columbus	1 - 2	New England
H	Columbus	1 - 1	Orlando
A	Columbus	3 - 1	Atlanta
A	Columbus	1 - 2	Toronto
H	Columbus	0 - 1	Nashville
H	Columbus	0 - 0	Chicago
A	Columbus	2 - 2	Sporting KC
A	Columbus	2 - 3	Portland
A	Columbus	1 - 2	Cincinnati
H	Columbus	4 - 0	Cincinnati

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 steady in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Major League Soccer games. Their PG of 1.9 against Columbus Crew on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Charlotte 5th	Columbus 11th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	1.4 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 15% 1 28% 2 27% 3 17% 4+ 13% There is a 85% 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
20 home / away league games	-1 Charlotte’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-6 Columbus’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.8 average goals scored	1.5 average goals scored
	1.0 conceded	2.0 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season

CHA

COL

better

view stats

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%

better

CHA

COL

view stats

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%

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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

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

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

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

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
998	19	72
A Westwood	D Diani	M. Agyemang

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
A Westwood MID	998	9	32
Subs
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
Subs
D Diani MID	368	19	43
L Torre MID	359	11	21
Subs
A Privett DEF	347	6	15
D Schnegg DEF	275	7	21
B Bronico MID	233	18	26
L Abada MID	220	7	20
Idan Toklomati FWD	211	7	67
H Kessler DEF	124	2	6
Subs
W. Cleary DEF	74	3	8
R. Aloko FWD	55	6	21
A. Goodwin FWD	29	2	11
T. Smalls FWD	26	2	9

Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	3	2	4
P Schulte	D Gazdag	T Habroune	R Camacho

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
P Schulte GLK	18			1 -
B Lennon DEF	1			-
S Zawadzki DEF	18			3 -
C. Ruvalcaba Perez DEF				-
M Amundsen DEF	13			2 -
T Habroune MID	17	1	2	3 -
D Chambost MID	15		2	1 -
T. Karumanchi MID	2			-
L Giaccone MID	1			-
C. Adams FWD	3			-
D Gazdag FWD	14	3		-
Subs
N Hagen GLK				-
A Herrera DEF	13		1	2 -
R Camacho DEF	18			4 -
M Farsi DEF	9		2	-
S Moreira DEF	17			1 -
B Méndez MID	1	1		-
A Sejdic MID	7			-
A Gomes MID	11			2 -
J Martínez FWD				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	5	2	6
D Gazdag	T Habroune	T Habroune	T Habroune

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D Gazdag FWD	3	5		1
T Habroune MID	1	5	2	6
Subs
B Méndez MID	1	2
S Zawadzki DEF		1
M Amundsen DEF				1
D Chambost MID		1	2	4
Subs
A Herrera DEF		5	1	1
R Camacho DEF		4
M Farsi DEF		2	2	2
S Moreira DEF		3		1
A Sejdic MID		2
A Gomes MID		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1469	41	75
R Camacho	T Habroune	S Zawadzki

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
R Camacho DEF	1469	18	49
S Zawadzki DEF	1151	36	75
Subs
S Moreira DEF	908	13	33
D Chambost MID	792	15	28
T Habroune MID	662	41	71
M Amundsen DEF	618	24	51
Subs
A Gomes MID	618	23	50
P Schulte GLK	604		2
Subs
A Herrera DEF	392	20	37
D Gazdag FWD	359	9	30
Subs
M Farsi DEF	256	6	15
A Sejdic MID	125	6	9
T. Karumanchi MID	41	4	4
Subs
B Méndez MID	17
L Giaccone MID	7		1
C. Adams FWD	5	1	1
B Lennon DEF	1		1