COLUMBUS. Columbus Crew conquers Atlanta United 1-0 after C. Hernández scored just 1 goal (27′).

Cucho Hernández missed a penalty (54′) for Columbus Crew.​

The match was played at the MAPFRE Stadium stadium in Columbus on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The weather was snow. The temperature was freezing at -0.05 degrees Celsius or 31.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Columbus Crew was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Atlanta United that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match​.

Columbus Crew shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Columbus Crew didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United received 2 yellow cards (Georgios Giakoumakis and Stian Gregersen).

Standings

After playing this match, Columbus Crew has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Atlanta United stays with 0 points (13th).

Next matches

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Wilfried Nancy decided to play with the following team: Patrick Schulte (7.1), Sean Zawadzki (7.3), Rudy Camacho (6.7), Malte Amundsen (7.5), Mohamed Farsi (7.5), Darlington Nagbe (7.5), Aidan Morris (7.5), Yaw Yeboah (6.7), Diego Rossi  (7.3), Jacen Russell-Rowe (7.3) and Cucho Hernández (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Philip Quinton, Derrick Jones, Marino Hinestroza, Christian Ramirez, Yevgen Cheberko, Evan Bush, Maximilian Arfsten (6.7), Steven Moreira (7.0) and Alexandru Mățan (6.6).

Columbus Crew could not rely on the presence of Maximilian Arfsten (injured).

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 3 changes: Mohamed Farsi for Maximilian Arfsten (51′), Jacen Russell-Rowe for Alexandru Mățan (75′) and Yaw Yeboah for Steven Moreira (88′).

Player of the match: Darlington Nagbe​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Darlington Nagbe even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 42 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8.

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan (7.7), Brooks Lennon (7.1), Stian Gregersen (6.8), Derrick Williams (6.4), Caleb Wiley (6.3), Tristan Muyumba (7.0), Bartosz Slisz (6.7), Saba Lobzhanidze (7.1), Thiago Almada (7.1), Xande Silva (7.9) and Georgios Giakoumakis (7.0).

They had on the bench: Dax McCarty, Josh Cohen, Noah Cobb, Luke Brennan, Tyler Wolff (6.7), Nicolas Firmino, Ajani Fortune (6.7), Ronald José Hernández Pimentel and Luis Abram.

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 2 changes: Xande Silva for Tyler Wolff (81′) and Tristan Muyumba for Ajani Fortune (81′).

Player of the match: Xande Silva​

The most impressive player for Atlanta United was Xande Silva.

His rating is 7.9 with 31 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Columbus Crew – Atlanta United – 1-0
• Los Angeles FC – Seattle Sounders – 2-1