Major League Soccer WON 3–1
Sun, Aug 16 · 01:30 · Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte FC Home
VS
Columbus Crew Away
Charlotte vs Columbus Crew — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Over 1.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.20 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate81%
This price needs83%
Expert analysis

Charlotte and Columbus Crew Likely to Trade Goals

Charlotte have averaged 1.6 goals scored and just 0.6 conceded in recent matches while maintaining a strong home scoring rate of 2.00 per game. Columbus Crew bring an attacking average of 2.0 goals per match and 1.6 when playing away which adds to the expected output. Their head to head record includes over 2.5 goals in half of the last eight encounters suggesting open play is common. Both sides show similar patterns of creating chances without frequent clean sheets which points to at least a couple of goals. Charlotte’s recent form includes several wins that featured multiple goals while Columbus have mixed results but rarely stay under low totals. Injuries to Charlotte’s Berchimas and Toffolo may open spaces that Columbus can exploit for forward play.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73% win rate
Result
3–1 WON

Our pick “Over 1.5 Goals” at odds 1.20 won — final score 3–1.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
6 FCC FC Cincinnati 18 7 5 6 26
7 CHA Charlotte 18 7 4 7 25
8 NEW New York Red Bulls 18 7 4 7 25
9 DCU DC United 18 5 8 5 23
10 ORL Orlando City SC 18 6 2 10 20
11 COL Columbus Crew 18 5 5 8 20
12 TOR Toronto FC 18 3 8 7 17
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Charlotte WLWWL
W @ New York Red Bulls 2–0 Jul 25
L @ Chicago Fire 1–2 Aug 2
W vs U.N.A.M. - Pumas 3–0 Aug 5
W vs Atlas 2–0 Aug 7
L vs CF Pachuca 0–1 Aug 11
Columbus Crew WDWWD
W vs FC Cincinnati 2–1 Jul 25
D @ Inter Miami 2–2 Aug 1
W vs Atlas 3–1 Aug 4
W vs CF Pachuca 2–1 Aug 7
D vs U.N.A.M. - Pumas 1–1 Aug 11
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Charlotte
Scored 1.6 avg
2 1 3 2 0
Conceded 0.6 avg
0 2 0 0 1
Columbus Crew
Scored 2.0 avg
2 2 3 2 1
Conceded 1.2 avg
1 2 1 1 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Charlotte FC
3 Draws
2 Columbus Crew
May 2025 Charlotte 3–2 Columbus Crew Charlotte
May 2025 Columbus Crew 4–2 Charlotte Columbus Crew
Jul 2024 Columbus Crew 1–1 Charlotte Draw
Mar 2024 Charlotte 2–0 Columbus Crew Charlotte
Jun 2023 Columbus Crew 4–2 Charlotte Columbus Crew

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 8 meetings.

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Charlotte FC
  • OUT N. Berchimas Foot Injury
  • OUT A. John Upper-Body Injury
  • OUT H. Toffolo Hamstring Injury
  • DOUBT A. Johnson Injury
  • OUT N. Berchimas Foot Injury
  • OUT A. John Upper-Body Injury
  • OUT H. Toffolo Hamstring Injury
  • DOUBT A. Johnson Injury
Columbus Crew
  • OUT W. Abou Ali Knee Injury
  • OUT S. Bangoura Ankle Injury
  • OUT J. Thiare Leg Injury
  • OUT W. Abou Ali Knee Injury
  • OUT S. Bangoura Ankle Injury
  • OUT J. Thiare Leg Injury