Photo: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0Forecast Verdict
Top pick missedWe said
Actual
OneTouch Forecast · dc-v1.15
Columbus Crew won; our pre-match call put the chance of that at 30%. FC Cincinnati had more shots (23–3) and more on target (7–2).
Pre-match call frozen 18 Oct 2026 · model dc-v1.15
Tactical shift
Nick Hagglund
On for Julian Malatini
18'
Gonzalo Tapia
Assist · Brais Méndez
22'
0–1
Samuel Gidi
Booked
28'
Teenage Hadebe
Booked
31'
Sékou Tidiany Bangoura
On for Brais Méndez
45'
André Gomes
Booked
45'+7'
Taha Habroune
Assist · Gonzalo Tapia
54'
0–2
Ender Echenique
On for David Doudera
59'
Jamal Thiaré
On for Santiago Rodríguez
65'
Dylan Chambost
On for Taha Habroune
66'
Laurtaro Giaccone
On for Gonzalo Tapia
79'
Gerardo Valenzuela
On for Nick Hagglund
79'
Ratings are out of 10. marks an OneTouch estimate, not a confirmed grade. Tap a player for details.
Match DNA
Midfield Domination
Control of central areas dictated everything. The midfield battle was the match.
26 shots
Expected goals over time
2.19 – 0.30
accuracy · 30%
kill rate · 0%
accuracy · 67%
kill rate · 67%
Columbus Crew turned 67% of shots into goals to FC Cincinnati's 0%.
Shots on Target
Attack
xG · BSD
Head to Head
League Standing
MLSKey context
Venue
TQL Stadium
Kick-off
18 Oct · 21:00 UTC
Referee
Drew Fischer
Canada · 4.0 yellows/match
Arena 3D
Pitch-level coverage: the ball follows the real on-pitch action.
