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

Subaru Park, Chester

We’ve Major League Soccer action to look forward to on Sunday morning, as Bradley Wellmen and his Philadelphia Union side host Wilfried Nancy’s Columbus Crew at the Subaru Park. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Flipping the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.

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Philadelphia Union's next match is v LA Galaxy at 00:30 on Thursday 15th May
Columbus Crew's next match is v Montreal at 00:30 on Thursday 15th May
The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Philadelphia and Columbus was on Sunday 11th May 2025
American Major League Soccer
May 11th 2025
Philadelphia 2
2 Columbus
 
T. Baribo 45'61' M. Arfsten
F. Westfield 64'90' S. Zawadzki
 
PHI
COL
Shots On
6
3
Shots Off
5
5
Corners
3
5
Possession
30%
70%
Fouls
13
10
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
PhiladelphiaColumbus
 
A. Rick
J. Glesnes
F. Westfieldfootball icon
K. Wagner
N. Harriel
Q. Sullivan (C. Donovan 79')
D. Jean Jacques (J. Bueno Añez 79')
J. Lukić (J. Rafanello 89')
I. Vassilev
T. Baribofootball icon (O. Makhanya 68')
B. Damiani (M. Uhre 69')
P. Schulte
S. Moreira
(M. Amundsen 60') Y. Cheberko
(J. Russell-Rowe 60') A. Jackson
(L. Lappalainen 90') D. Nagbe
D. Rossi Marachlian
M. Farsi
football iconS. Zawadzki
(A. Ibrahim 78') D. Gazdag
D. Chambost
(A. Sejdic 89') football iconM. Arfsten

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Philadelphia and Columbus will score at least two between them during 90 mins. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 73%. The bookmakers have it available at 1.22.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Philadelphia are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Philadelphia
42%
31/20
11%
-
Draw
26%
12/5
6%
-
Columbus
31%
13/8
5%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
7%
-
Philadelphia 1-0
10%
10/1
29%
-
Philadelphia 2-1
9%
9/1
5%
-
Columbus 1-0
9%
10/1
22%
-
Philadelphia 2-0
7%
14/1
25%
-
Columbus 2-1
7%
9/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
12/1
18%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1
20%
-
Columbus 2-0
5%
14/1
15%
-
Philadelphia 3-1
4%
18/1-
Philadelphia 3-0
4%
25/1
13%
-
Columbus 3-1
3%
18/1
10%
-
Philadelphia 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
-
Columbus 3-2
2%
22/1
21%
-
Columbus 3-0
2%
25/1
10%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
7/10
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
11/10
11%
-
Home 1st Goal
50%
10/11
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
10/11
9%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
12/1
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/7
10%
-
BTTS - No
47%
5/4
13%
-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
7/2
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
16%
-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
7/2
18%
-
Home/draw
69%
4/9
3%
-
Away/draw
58%
1/2
4%
-
Home/away
74%
3/10
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/5
7%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
10/3
24%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
13/8
19%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
4/9
8%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
4/1
23%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/6
5%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
9/1
33%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/16
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
18%
-
Home DNB
61%
5/6
6%
-
Away DNB
50%
5/6
9%
-
Philadelphia win to nil
23%
4/1
25%
-
Columbus win to nil
17%
9/2
10%
-
Philadelphia / Philadelphia
21%
3/1-
Philadelphia / Columbus
3%
22/1
21%
-
Philadelphia / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Philadelphia
14%
11/2
8%
-
Draw / Columbus
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
-
Columbus / Philadelphia
4%
22/1
12%
-
Columbus / Columbus
19%
3/1
11%
-
Columbus / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win form
Philadelphia 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Philadelphia3 - 0DC United
Philadelphia3 - 0Atlanta
Philadelphia0 - 0Orlando
Philadelphia1 - 0Saint Louis City
Philadelphia1 - 3Nashville
Philadelphia4 - 1Cincinnati
Philadelphia1 - 2Cincinnati
Philadelphia1 - 1Atlanta
Philadelphia4 - 0DC United
Philadelphia0 - 1Columbus
Philadelphia3 - 0Nashville
Philadelphia5 - 1New England
Philadelphia0 - 0NY Red Bulls
Philadelphia0 - 2Charlotte
Philadelphia1 - 2Miami
Philadelphia2 - 2Montreal
Philadelphia0 - 0Toronto
Philadelphia1 - 2NY City
Philadelphia2 - 3Orlando
Philadelphia2 - 3Seattle
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APhiladelphia2 - 1Montreal
HPhiladelphia3 - 0DC United
HPhiladelphia3 - 0Atlanta
APhiladelphia0 - 1NY City
HPhiladelphia0 - 0Orlando
APhiladelphia1 - 2Miami
HPhiladelphia1 - 0Saint Louis City
HPhiladelphia1 - 3Nashville
APhiladelphia2 - 0New England
HPhiladelphia4 - 1Cincinnati
APhiladelphia4 - 2Orlando
HPhiladelphia1 - 2Cincinnati
APhiladelphia2 - 3Columbus
APhiladelphia1 - 2Orlando
HPhiladelphia1 - 1Atlanta
HPhiladelphia4 - 0DC United
APhiladelphia5 - 1NY City
APhiladelphia1 - 3Miami
APhiladelphia2 - 0NY Red Bulls
HPhiladelphia0 - 1Columbus
Columbus 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Saint Louis City1 - 2Columbus
DC United1 - 2Columbus
San Diego1 - 1Columbus
New England0 - 1Columbus
NY Red Bulls2 - 2Columbus
NY Red Bulls2 - 3Columbus
DC United2 - 2Columbus
Toronto0 - 2Columbus
Cincinnati0 - 0Columbus
Philadelphia0 - 1Columbus
Atlanta2 - 1Columbus
LAFC1 - 5Columbus
New England1 - 5Columbus
Miami2 - 1Columbus
NY City2 - 3Columbus
Orlando0 - 2Columbus
Chicago1 - 3Columbus
Montreal1 - 3Columbus
Salt Lake0 - 0Columbus
Nashville2 - 2Columbus
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColumbus4 - 2Charlotte
HColumbus2 - 1San Jose
HColumbus0 - 1Miami
AColumbus2 - 1Saint Louis City
HColumbus2 - 1Montreal
AColumbus2 - 1DC United
HColumbus0 - 0NY City
AColumbus1 - 1San Diego
HColumbus0 - 0Houston
AColumbus1 - 0New England
HColumbus4 - 2Chicago
AColumbus2 - 2NY Red Bulls
HColumbus0 - 1NY Red Bulls
AColumbus3 - 2NY Red Bulls
HColumbus4 - 0New England
HColumbus3 - 2Philadelphia
HColumbus2 - 3Miami
AColumbus2 - 2DC United
HColumbus4 - 3Orlando
AColumbus2 - 0Toronto
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Philadelphia since 2018
Philadelphia
Columbus
Goals: Scored
12
2
Games: Scored
5 / 7
2 / 7
Clean sheets
5 / 7
2 / 7
PHI
5
D
1
COL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Philadelphia
0 - 1Columbus
Philadelphia4 - 1
Philadelphia1 - 0
Philadelphia3 - 0
Philadelphia1 - 0
Philadelphia3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Columbus since 2018
Columbus
Philadelphia
Goals: Scored
10
4
Games: Scored
6 / 9
3 / 9
Clean sheets
6 / 9
3 / 9
D
4
COL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Columbus
Columbus3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Columbus2 - 1
Columbus1 - 0
Columbus2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Columbus1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Philadelphia Union's defensive record is very strong, Bradley Wellmen's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Major League Soccer matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Columbus Crew makes sense in this context.

Philadelphia 3rd Columbus 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Philadelphia will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Columbus will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Philadelphia’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+25
Columbus have scored 25% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Philadelphia
PG (predicted goals)
Columbus
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
16%
better
PHI
COL
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Games scored9
8
Failed to score2
3
Scored first6
5
Goals scored21
18
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
17
Avg. XG for1.7
1.6
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
13%
better
PHI
COL
view stats
Games conceded6
8
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first4
4
Goals conceded10
10
Avg. goals conceded0.9
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against12%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Philadelphia Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12864
J GlesnesT BariboQ SullivanJ Lukic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A. Rick GLK3
1
-
F. Westfield DEF1112
2
-
N Harriel DEF9
2
-
J Glesnes DEF121
3
-
K Wagner DEF105
1
-
Q Sullivan MID1216
2
-
D Jacques MID1121
2
-
J Lukic MID1121
3
1
I Vassilev MID1111
1
-
B Damiani FWD112
2
-
T Baribo FWD1181
2
-
Subs
O. Semmle GLK
-
O. Makhanya DEF10
2
1
C. Sullivan MID3
-
J Bueno MID5
-
A Bedoya MID6
-
J Rafanello MID5
-
N. Pariano MID
-
M Uhre FWD1222
1
-
C Donovan FWD9
-
Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12634
S ZawadzkiD RossiM ArfstenS Zawadzki
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Schulte GLK11
2
-
S Moreira DEF912
1
-
S Zawadzki DEF122
4
-
Y Cheberko DEF10
1
-
M Farsi MID102
1
-
D Chambost MID1212
1
-
D Nagbe MID11
-
M Arfsten MID1133
3
-
A Jackson FWD1221
-
D Rossi FWD1262
1
-
D Gazdag FWD4
-
Subs
N Hagen GLK
-
C. Ruvalcaba Perez DEF4
-
M Amundsen DEF101
2
1
A Sejdic MID3
-
T Habroune MID4
-
D Jones MID1
-
I Aliyu FWD2
-
J Russell-Rowe FWD1241
2
-
L Lappalainen FWD2
-
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