San Diego v Columbus Crew result
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San Diego 1–1 Columbus Crew — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.
The result
San Diego and Columbus Crew drew 1–1 in Major League Soccer on Sunday 16 March. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: San Diego out-shot Columbus Crew 17 to 6 and created the better chances, 2.07 xG to 0.93 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.
The goals
Columbus Crew led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Columbus Crew: Maximilian Arfsten (13’, assisted by D. Jones); San Diego: O. Valakari (69’, assisted by L. de la Torre). Malte Amundsen (61’) was sent off.
Discipline
Victor Rivas, USA showed five yellow cards and one red — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — San Diego: Tomás Ángel (31’); Columbus Crew: Sean Zawadzki (33’), Dylan Chambost (90+1’), Diego Rossi (90+5’) and Patrick Schulte (90+9’).
What it changes
San Diego have scored 52 goals, the most (shared) of the 15 clubs (2025 so far, after 28 games, ranked per game). San Diego have conceded 33 goals, the third-fewest of the 15 clubs.
Columbus Crew have scored 43 goals, the seventh-most of the 15 clubs (2025 so far, after 27 games, ranked per game). Columbus Crew have conceded 39 goals, the sixth-most of the 15 clubs.
San Diego are unbeaten in at least their last four matches in all competitions. Columbus Crew are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. de la Torre (San Diego) 6.4, Maximilian Arfsten (Columbus Crew) 6.4 and C. McVey (San Diego) 5.5 led the match.
Next up
San Diego next host Sporting Kansas City on 8 November 2026.
Columbus Crew next travel to Chicago Fire on 7 November 2026.
Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.
Next for San Diego: San Diego v Sporting Kansas City, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Columbus Crew: Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew, Saturday 7 November — the preview.
The Numbers
- Result: San Diego 1–1 Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer
- Referee: Victor Rivas, USA
- Recent form: San Diego 2W 1D 0L · Columbus Crew 3W 1D 1L
San Diego 1–1 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 2 July 2026). See the live track record →
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Match Statistics & Details
| San Diego | Columbus Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Possession | 48% |
| 2.07 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.93 |
| 17 | Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 13 | Shots inside the box | 4 |
| 10 | Corners | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 553 | Passes | 516 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
San Diego Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. dos Santos | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. McVey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.7 |
| P. McNair | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| J. Tverskov | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| L. de la Torre | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| A. Dreyer | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| W. Kumado | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Luca Bombino | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| A. Godoy | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Tomás Ángel | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.5 |
| M. Ingvartsen | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| O. Valakari sub | 45 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| A. Alvarado Jr sub | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| A. Mighten sub | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| F. Negri sub | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Löffelsend sub | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Columbus Crew Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Schulte | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 8 |
| Yevhen Cheberko | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Sean Zawadzki | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Y | 6.9 |
| Mohamed Farsi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Dylan Chambost | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Y | 7.2 |
| Darlington Nagbe | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Diego Rossi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.9 |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| D. Jones | 89 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| J. Russell-Rowe | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Malte Amundsen | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R | 6.3 |
| Andres Herrera sub | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Aziel Jackson sub | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
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