United States - MLSBank of America StadiumData current as of August 13, 2026

Charlotte vs Columbus Crew: match statistics

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Charlotte vs Columbus Crew: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Charlotte plays Columbus Crew in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for August 15, 2026. Venue: Bank of America Stadium.

Recent form

Charlotte has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Columbus Crew has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Charlotte scores 1.61 goals per game and allows 1.50. Columbus Crew scores 1.44 and allows 1.56. Games in this league average 3.22 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Charlotte's games and 72% of Columbus Crew's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 67%, compared with league averages of 61% for BTTS and 61% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Columbus Crew has the higher season xG average, 1.45 to 1.37 per game. Charlotte takes 11.6 shots per game, while Columbus Crew takes 11.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Charlotte leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.89 goals per game after halftime. Columbus Crew leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.56 after halftime.

When the teams score

Charlotte's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Columbus Crew, it is minutes 31-45+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.22 goals. Both teams score in 61% of games, and 61% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.22)
(3.79)
(3.17)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

CharlotteColumbus Crew
1.61Goals scored / game1.44
CharlotteColumbus Crew
1.5Goals allowed / game1.56
CharlotteColumbus Crew
47%Average possession57%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
4.67Shots on target / game4.11
CharlotteColumbus Crew

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.56Shots per game11.67
CharlotteColumbus Crew
4.67Shots on target4.11
CharlotteColumbus Crew
13.9%Shot conversion12.4%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
47%Possession57%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
1.37xG for1.45
CharlotteColumbus Crew
1.58xG against1.2
CharlotteColumbus Crew

Shooting quality

Charlotte: Counter-attackingColumbus Crew: Balanced
CharlotteColumbus Crew
Accuracy (shots on target)40%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Charlotte is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Charlotte · 1.6 pts / game - Columbus Crew

Charlotte
WWDWL
Season result split
39% W22% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-7
1.39 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DLWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Columbus Crew
DWLWD
Season result split
28% W28% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-8
1.11 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Charlotte is 12% better for: goals scored per game.

1.61 goals / game - Charlotte · 1.44 goals / game - Columbus Crew

Charlotte scoring profile: very strong

Charlotte scores in 78% of games (14 of 18 meczów), while Columbus Crew keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 meczów).

Columbus Crew scoring profile: very strong

Columbus Crew scores in 83% of games (15 of 18 meczów), while Charlotte keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 meczów).

29Goals scored (season)26
CharlotteColumbus Crew
27Goals conceded (season)28
CharlotteColumbus Crew
3.11Average goals per game3
CharlotteColumbus Crew
9Goals scored (last 5)8
CharlotteColumbus Crew
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
CharlotteColumbus Crew

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal83%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
50%2 goals56%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
17%3 goals6%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
6%4 goals0%
CharlotteColumbus Crew

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal83%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
39%2 goals50%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
17%3 goals22%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
11%4 goals0%
CharlotteColumbus Crew

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time22%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
6%BTTS in both halves6%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
28%Scored in both halves28%
CharlotteColumbus Crew

BTTS and goal count

61%Min. 3 goals and BTTS61%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
60%BTTS - last 580%
CharlotteColumbus Crew

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time22%
CharlotteColumbus Crew

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
CharlotteColumbus Crew

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Columbus Crew is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.39 pts / game - Charlotte · 1.72 pts / game - Columbus Crew

Charlotte - half-time state
33% leading39% draw28% trailing
Columbus Crew - half-time state
50% leading22% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per game (1st half)1.72
CharlotteColumbus Crew
0.72Goals scored (1st half)0.89
CharlotteColumbus Crew
0.72Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
CharlotteColumbus Crew
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.5
CharlotteColumbus Crew
50%Clean sheet before half-time61%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
44%No goal before half-time33%
CharlotteColumbus Crew

After half-time (2nd half)

1.28Points per game (2nd half)0.89
CharlotteColumbus Crew
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
CharlotteColumbus Crew
0.78Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
CharlotteColumbus Crew
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.5
CharlotteColumbus Crew
44%Clean sheet after half-time33%
CharlotteColumbus Crew
50%No goal after half-time56%
CharlotteColumbus Crew

Charlotte - second-half results

28% W44% R28% P
25
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 39%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Columbus Crew - second-half results

17% W39% R44% P
31
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.72
PPG before half-time
Lead holding56%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 28%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Charlotte - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.601.00
Goals scored / game1.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game2.00.8
1 goal100%60%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal0%80%
Goal difference+6-2
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 8
Columbus Crew - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.20
Goals scored / game1.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game2.00.8
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Charlotte
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
6
5
16-30
4
3
31-45
5
4
46-60
4
4
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Columbus Crew
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
3
4
16-30
9
2
31-45
4
5
46-60
2
6
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.05
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Charlotte

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Columbus Crew

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

CharlotteLigaColumbus Crew
Average goals per game 3.113.22 3.00
Both teams scored 67%61% 72%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%61% 67%
Clean sheets 17%22% 17%
Goal before half-time 78%77% 83%
Goal after half-time 72%80% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.22
Average goals per game
61%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.87
Home goals / game
1.35
Away goals / game
+39%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defensive advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Charlotte and Columbus Crew play?

Charlotte face Columbus Crew on August 15, 2026 in MLS at Bank of America Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Charlotte vs Columbus Crew?

Charlotte score 1.61 goals per game on average and Columbus Crew 1.44. The MLS average is 3.22 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Charlotte's matches and 72% of Columbus Crew's.

What form are Charlotte and Columbus Crew in?

Over the last 5 games Charlotte have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Columbus Crew 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Charlotte vs Columbus Crew?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.