Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew Live Stream, Predictions (May 24)

📏 Form Guide

Charlotte FC

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Charlotte FC won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 1-4 MLS losing effort in their last game against Chicago Fire.

In that match, Charlotte FC had 53% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Charlotte FC was Patrick Agyemang (70'). Chicago Fire got 23 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. Jonathan Bamba (42'), Brian Gutiérrez (60', 79') and Philip Zinckernagel (64') scored for Chicago Fire.

Matches with Charlotte FC have usually been exciting affairs recently with plenty of scoring expected. Over their past six games, a total of 24 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 9 of those accredited to Charlotte FC. That being said, we’ll just have to find out if that trend shall be maintained in this game or not.

Columbus Crew

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In the game prior to this, Columbus Crew drew 1-1 in the MLS match with FC Cincinatti.

In that game, Columbus Crew had 68% possession and 16 shots at goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Columbus Crew was Diego Rossi (54'). For their opponents, FC Cincinnati had 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Kévin Denkey (6') was the scorer for FC Cincinatti.

Columbus Crew have been dangerous up front in the lead-up to this encounter, having scored 10 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Columbus Crew have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 05/10/2022, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Charlotte FC winning 2 of those games, Columbus Crew 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

A total of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from Charlotte and 11 being from The Crew. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.

The last league clash featuring these clubs was MLS match day 16 on 03/05/2025 when the final score was Columbus Crew 4-2 Charlotte FC.

In that game, Columbus Crew had 58% possession and 16 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. The scorers were Dylan Chambost (25'), Diego Rossi (39'), Aziel Jackson (51') and Jacen Russell-Rowe (81').

Charlotte FC had 9 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Wilfried Zaha (45') and Liel Abada (64') scored.

The match was refereed by Allen Chapman.

ℹ️ Team News: Charlotte FC

Brandon Cambridge (Muscle injury), Nimfasha Berchimas (Foot injury), Jahlane Forbes (Muscle injury), Souleyman Doumbia (Muscle injury) and Nathan Byrne (Neck injury) won’t be playing for Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith.

It’s our opinion that Charlotte FC look set to use a 4-3-3 formation for this one with Kristijan Kahlina, Nick Scardina, Andrew Privett, Adilson Malanda, Tim Ream, Ashley Westwood, Pep Biel, Djibril Diani, Liel Abada, Patrick Agyemang and Wilfried Zaha.

🗞️ Team News: Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew manager Wilfried Nancy has multiple availability issues to deal with. Andrés Herrera (Hamstring injury) and Rudy Camacho (Hamstring injury) are not ready for selection.

There’s a good chance that The Crew seem most likely to begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup, settling for Patrick Schulte, Mohamed Farsi, Steven Moreira, Malte Amundsen, Max Arfsten, Dylan Chambost, Darlington Nagbe, Sean Zawadzki, Ibrahim Aliyu, Diego Rossi and Dániel Gazdag.

🔮 Prediction

We are of the inclination to think that Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC could both find themselves scoring on more than one occasion in a potential goal-fest with little between the two teams.

Let’s see how it plays out, but we expect to see goals and there is to be a real possibility it will end up level. That’s why we have predicted a really entertaining tussle with a 2-2 score by the conclusion of the match.

📚 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Checking on the latest odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, a victory for Charlotte FC is available for 2.63, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.5 and taking a punt on a win for Columbus Crew gets you 2.5. Those are the best prices on offer at present.

Renata Leite, 18:03 20/05/2025