CharlotteAttacking momentumColumbus Crew
Preview
- The Group Stage of the 2026 MLS sees Charlotte and Columbus Crew collide on 2026-08-16 at 00:30 GMT.
- With the data available to us, D. Smith and Laurent Courtois have not met as managers before.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Our forecast has Charlotte in a 4-man backline (4-3-3), with Columbus Crew set to counter in 4-4-2.
- Charlotte suffered a 0-1 defeat to Pachuca, while Columbus Crew managed a 1-1 draw versus Pumas UNAM.
- Charlotte (3-0-2) and Columbus Crew (3-2-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Charlotte have clearly got the edge H2H: in 8 meetings, they've beaten Columbus Crew 3 times, with 3 draws and only 2 losses.
- We predict Charlotte to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (5-3-2) and 2.00 goals/game.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Charlotte
Columbus Crew
Events
| 1' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 9' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 39' | D. Schnegg | ||
| 41' | 2 - 1 | ||
HT 2 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
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| 56' | |||
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| 57' | D. Smith | ||
| 60' | H. Kessler | ||
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| 73' | 3 - 1 | ||
| 87' | |||
| 89' | A. Westwood | ||
Lineups
Standings
Charlotte is going head to head with Columbus Crew on 15/8/2026 23:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Charlotte v Columbus Crew H2H statistics!