How the bets settled
Match report
Columbus Crew beat D.C. United 3-0, with the match decided by goals from S. Zawadzki in the 16th minute, A. Zaroury in the 41st minute, and an own goal by K. Nono in the 60th. D. Chambost assisted both first-half goals for Columbus. D.C. United picked up two yellow cards, while Columbus received none.
The stats describe an odd scoreline. D.C. United had the higher expected goals at 1.10 to Columbus Crew’s 1.02, but Columbus had 61% possession, 14 shots to 9, and 2 big chances to 1. Both teams recorded 4 shots on target, and D.C. United had 4 corners to Columbus Crew’s 3. Columbus completed 91% of passes (590/645), D.C. United 88% (350/399). The 3-0 result was more clinical than the underlying chances suggested.
Goals
- 16′ S. Zawadzki, assist D. Chambost Columbus Crew
- 41′ A. Zaroury, assist D. Chambost Columbus Crew
- 60′ K. Nono (own goal) Columbus Crew
| Match stats | Columbus Crew | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.02 | 1.10 |
| Ball possession | 61% | 39% |
| Total shots | 14 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Big chances | 2 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 4 |
| Passes | 91% (590/645) | 88% (350/399) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
How the key matchups went
- Habroune: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Kurokawa: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Rodriguez: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 5 fouls won. Hefti: 3 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Tapia: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Bartlett: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Rowles: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 1 yellow card.
- Nono: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Zaroury: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Stroud: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Farsi: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Ordaz: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Moreira: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Zawadzki: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Amundsen: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Peglow: 3 shots, 2 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Moreira: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Zawadzki: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Amundsen: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Box score
Columbus Crew
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.61 | 4 | 41/47 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 81/88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 50/53 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 41/45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.7 | |
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 64/68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 41/49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 2 | 8/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 4 | 40/46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.40 | 0 | 89/93 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 66/74 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | |
| 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 37/37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | |
| Herrera A. | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5/6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Karumanchi T. | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16/16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Giaccone L. | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 4/6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Bailly E. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Martinez J. | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
DC United
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 30/30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.79 | 0 | 42/44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | |
| 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 29/34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13/18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 34/39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 40/51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 | 47/54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 27/31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | |
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 16/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 40/44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.8 | |
| Servania B. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5/6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Avilez O. | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 6/7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Nealis S. | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7/7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Markovic N. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6/6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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Columbus Crew vs D.C. United pre-game preview
Columbus Crew host D.C. United in MLS on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET. On the three-way moneyline, Columbus is favored at -225, D.C. United is +600 and the draw is +400; the total is 3.5. The league table puts Columbus 9th with 41 points from 32 matches (W12 D5 L15), 52 scored and 49 conceded.
Columbus lists Brais Méndez (thigh) and Eric Bailly (leg) as day-to-day and Rudy Camacho out with a knock. The confirmed XIs are both 4-4-2. D.C. United props of note: Louis Munteanu over 0.5 shots on target at -139 cleared in 7 of his last 10, and Brandon Servania over 1.5 tackles at -155 cleared 7 of last 10. Peglow over 0.5 fouls won at -190 also cleared 7 of last 10.
The foul matchup data gives one research angle: Bartlett averages 1.1 fouls committed and has gone over 0.5 in 6 of 10, while Tapia averages 1.2 fouls won and Habroune averages 1.0. Sean Zawadzki over 0.5 fouls won at -180 cleared 7 of last 10.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
Columbus Crew 3-4-3
D.C. United 4-4-2
28 Schulte
31 Moreira
25 Zawadzki (C)
18 Amundsen
23 Farsi
7 Chambost
17 Bangoura
21 Zaroury
16 Habroune
33 Tapia
8 Rodriguez
26 Bono
5 Hefti
3 Bartlett (C)
15 Rowles
6 Kurokawa
2 Nono
4 Peltola
21 Dozzell
8 Stroud
22 Ordaz
7 PeglowColumbus Crew missing: W. Abou Ali (knee), R. Camacho (chest), B. Mendez (thigh)
D.C. United missing: T. Baribo (hip), S. Johnson (knee), H. Kijima (leg), L. Munteanu (leg), G. Segal (ankle)
MLS table and goals
| Club | Pos | P | W-D-L | Pts | GF | GA | GF/match | GA/match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 33 | 13-5-15 | 44 | 55 | 49 | 1.67 | 1.48 | |
| 14 | 33 | 7-12-14 | 33 | 39 | 60 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
Each club’s scoring rate added to the other’s conceding rate points to about 3.1 goals in this match, a rough guide for the over/under and both teams to score.
Injury report
Columbus Crew
- Brais Méndez (M): Day-To-Day, Thigh Injury
- Rudy Camacho (D): Out, Knock Injury
D.C. United
- Gabriel Segal (F): Out, Knock Injury
- Hosei Kijima (M): Out, Knock Injury
- Louis Munteanu (F): Out, Knock Injury
- Tai Baribo (F): Day-To-Day, Hip Injury
- Sean Johnson (G): Out, Knee Injury
Line movement chart
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