Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew result

Full-time · Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew

Major League Soccer · Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:30 GMT · Subaru Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Philadelphia Union · Columbus Crew · Head-to-head

Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew — Philadelphia Union won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Philadelphia Union beat Columbus Crew 4–1 at Subaru Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 26 February. Philadelphia Union are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Columbus Crew are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Philadelphia Union: an own goal by Jakob Glesnes (28’), Dániel Gazdag (45’ pen, 72’ pen) and J. Carranza (52’, assisted by Alejandro Bedoya; 80’, assisted by Joaquín Torres).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Philadelphia Union 3.41, Columbus Crew 0.55, from 14 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Philadelphia Union: L. Flach (47’); Columbus Crew: Aidan Morris (39’), William Sands (43’), C. Hernández (56’), Lucas Zelarayán (58’) and M. Degenek (71’).

What it changes

Philadelphia Union have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. Columbus Crew have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) 12.4, J. Carranza (Philadelphia Union) 10.5 and Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Philadelphia Union next host New England Revolution on 24 October 2026.

Columbus Crew next host Toronto FC on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Philadelphia Union: Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Columbus Crew: Columbus Crew v Toronto FC, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer
Venue: Subaru Park · Chester, Pennsylvania
Referee: L. Szpala
Head-to-head (last 6): Philadelphia Union 3 · draws 2 · Columbus Crew 1 · 1.33 goals/game
Recent form: Philadelphia Union 3W 1D 1L · Columbus Crew 1W 2D 2L

Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.67 / 4.67

Corners

against 3 / 5.33 · 0 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

7.67 / 5.33

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 7.67 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1 / 2

Cards

against 2.33 / 1.33 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Philadelphia Union for / against	Line	Columbus Crew for / against
Goals scored	2.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.67 for · 3 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	4.67 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	17.67 for · 10.33 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	13.67 for · 16 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	7.67 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	5.33 for · 7.67 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	18.33 for · 12.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 12.33 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.33 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: L. Szpala.

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Q. Sullivan n 5	4.4	8.2 2/0	0 0/0	—
Cory Burke n 8	38	5.6 6/5	1.5 3/2	—
P. Aaronson n 8	18.4	3.1 4/1	2.4 3/1	—
J. Carranza n 8	87.4	2.4 7/5	2.3 8/6	—
José Martínez n 8	87.9	2 8/6	1.4 7/2	—

Philadelphia Union — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Dániel Gazdag n 8	80.6	2.4 7/4	2 6/3
M. Uhre n 8	69.9	2.3 6/5	1.6 5/3
J. Carranza n 8	87.4	2.2 7/5	1 5/2
P. Aaronson n 8	18.4	1.8 2/1	1.8 2/1
Cory Burke n 8	38	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0

Philadelphia Union — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Dániel Gazdag n 8	80.6	1.3 5/2	0.3 2/0
Cory Burke n 8	38	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
K. Wagner n 8	94.4	0 0/0	0.7 5/1
M. Uhre n 8	69.9	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
J. Elliott n 8	94.4	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Philadelphia Union — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Aaronson n 8	18.4	4.3 4/2
Q. Sullivan n 5	4.4	4.1 1/0
L. Flach n 8	90.4	2.9 8/7
Cory Burke n 8	38	2.7 6/2
José Martínez n 8	87.9	2.6 8/6

Philadelphia Union — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Andre Blake n 8	94.4	2 4/3

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Mohamed Farsi n 3	15.3	3.9 2/0	0 0/0	—
A. Morris n 8	79.9	2.7 8/7	0.8 4/1	—
Erik Hurtado n 8	30.1	2.6 6/1	0.7 1/1	—
Artur n 8	74.8	1.7 5/4	1.8 7/4	—
Yaw Yeboah n 8	44.3	1.5 4/2	2 5/2	—

Columbus Crew — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hernández n 8	61	4.8 7/6	2 6/5
Lucas Zelarayán n 8	72.1	2.5 6/4	1.6 5/3
Erik Hurtado n 8	30.1	1.9 4/1	0.7 2/0
Yaw Yeboah n 8	44.3	1.8 5/2	0.5 2/0
K. Molino n 8	41.8	1.3 4/1	0.5 2/0

Columbus Crew — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Hernández n 8	61	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
Lucas Zelarayán n 8	72.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
K. Molino n 8	41.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Erik Hurtado n 8	30.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Steven Moreira n 8	83.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Columbus Crew — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Morris n 8	79.9	4.1 8/8
Pedro Santos n 8	65.8	3.9 6/6
Mohamed Farsi n 3	15.3	3.9 2/0
Yaw Yeboah n 8	44.3	2.5 5/3
Steven Moreira n 8	83.8	2.3 8/5

Columbus Crew — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Room n 8	83.8	4.3 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Philadelphia Union		Columbus Crew
41%	Possession	59%
3.41	Expected goals (xG)	0.55
14	Shots	7
5	Shots on target	2
1	Shots off target	5
8	Blocked shots	0
11	Shots inside the box	1
2	Corners	2
9	Offsides	0
12	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
316	Passes	462
74%	Pass accuracy	82%

Philadelphia Union player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Andre Blake	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Mbaizo	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
Jakob Glesnes	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
J. Elliott	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
K. Wagner	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
José Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Dániel Gazdag	90	2	0	3	3	3	1	0	8.5
Alejandro Bedoya	89	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
L. Flach	89	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
J. Carranza	89	2	0	3	2	1	2	0	8.3
M. Uhre	79	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	6.6
J. Torres sub	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
J. McGlynn sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
A. Perea sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Q. Sullivan sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Columbus Crew player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Patrick Schulte	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
Steven Moreira	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
M. Degenek	90	0	0	0	4	Y	6.5
Philip Quinton	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Darlington Nagbe	90	0	0	2	0	0	6.3
C. Hernández	90	2	1	1	1	Y	7.2
A. Mățan	86	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Lucas Zelarayán	86	4	1	0	1	Y	7.2
Mohamed Farsi	76	0	0	1	0	0	5.7
A. Morris	76	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
William Sands	45	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
L. Díaz sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Yaw Yeboah sub	14	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. Russell-Rowe sub	14	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Sean Zawadzki sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Molino sub	10	0	0	0	2	0	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Philadelphia UnionLWWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Columbus CrewLDWDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Philadelphia Union 3 · 2 draws · Columbus Crew 1 · 1.33 goals/game

2022-07-03 Columbus Crew 0–0 Philadelphia Union
2022-04-09 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew
2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew
2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew
2021-04-18 Columbus Crew 0–0 Philadelphia Union
2020-11-01 Columbus Crew 2–1 Philadelphia Union

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Philadelphia Union#4 pos55 pts34 pl+16 GD

Columbus Crew#3 pos57 pts34 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

Philadelphia Union scored1.68

Columbus Crew scored1.97

Philadelphia Union conceded1.21

Columbus Crew conceded1.35

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew?: In their last 6 meetings, Philadelphia Union won 3, Columbus Crew won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew?: Recent form — Philadelphia Union 3W 1D 1L; Columbus Crew 1W 2D 2L.

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