Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check

Columbus Crew's form across their last 20 matches in all competitions reads eight wins, four draws and eight losses, with 29 goals scored and 27 conceded. Their recent MLS results have swung both ways, a heavy 3-0 win over Colorado followed by defeats to New York Red Bulls and CF Montreal.

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Orlando City SC: 20 completed matches; Columbus Crew: 20 completed matches.

Orlando City SC

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

38

Difference

+4

Columbus Crew

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

27

Difference

+2

Orlando City's overall record over the same span is nine wins, four draws and seven losses, with 40 goals for and 36 against. They've had some big scorelines too, including a 6-2 win over Cincinnati and a 4-2 loss at New England Revolution, suggesting goals tend to flow when they're involved either way.

Neither side has strung together a settled run lately, which makes the head-to-head record worth a look.

Comparative Team Statistics: Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew

Head-to-head record

These two have crossed paths often down the years, and this year alone they've already met twice. Columbus won the US Open Cup tie 2-1 in mid-September, while the league fixture back in April finished 1-1.

Looking further back, the series has been fairly even, with draws, narrow wins and the odd high-scoring affair like the 4-3 results from 2023 and 2024. Neither club has dominated this fixture for any extended stretch.

Where they sit in the table

Orlando currently sit seventh with 34 points from 26 games, while Columbus are down in 13th on 26 points from the same number of matches. That's a reasonably clear points gap on the surface.

Look closer at the underlying numbers though and it's less clear-cut. Orlando have scored more (46) but also conceded more (60), leaving them with a negative goal difference. Columbus have conceded fewer (42) but scored fewer too (37), so their numbers aren't miles off Orlando's despite the gap in points.

The table suggests Orlando are the better side, but the underlying goal numbers don't back that up quite as loudly.

Team news and injuries

Orlando's attack has been driven by M. Ojeda, who's scored 12 goals in 20 matches, with Justin Ellis chipping in eight assists over 19 games. Ellis himself appears among a list of flagged absences alongside several other Orlando names including Gerbet, Marin, Tiago, Miller and B. Ojeda, though it's worth remembering not every entry here is confirmed for this specific fixture in October.

Orlando City SC:

Best scorers:

M. Ojeda - 12

Best assist providers:

Justin Ellis - 8

Penalty cards:

M. Crépeau x 1 x 2

Injury list:

J. Gerbet

A. Marin

Tiago

Columbus Crew:

Injury list:

I. Aliyu

W. Abou Ali

N. Hagen

S. Moreira

G. Tapia

S. Bangoura

R. Camacho

L. Giaccone

Columbus have their own list of question marks, with Aliyu carrying an ankle knock and Abou Ali out with a knee injury. A handful of names on both sides are also tied to international-duty entries, which may or may not still apply once we get closer to kick-off.