Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United MLS Regular Season Match – Saturday, September 13, 7:30 PM – Mercedes-Benz Stadium Broadcast: Apple TV Odds (as of 9/9): Columbus +145 | Draw +270 | Atlanta +160 Vitals: Columbus Crew 46 PTS / 28 G / 1.64 PPG | 12W-6L-10D | 43 GF / 39 GA / 4 GD | Form: D-L-D-L-W Secret track. Atlanta United 26 PTS / 28 G / 0.93 PPG | 5W-12L-11D | 32 GF / 49 GA / 4 GD | Form: W-D-L-D-D Goal Leaders: Columbus Crew Rossi - 13 Russell-Rowe - 7 Arfsten - 4 Atlanta United Latte Lath - 7 Miranchuk - 6 Almiron - 3 Thiare - 3 Previous Meeting: MLS Regular Season June 25, 2025 – Lower.com Field Columbus Crew 3, Atlanta United 1 Notes: Uhhhhh, are we still doing this? We are? Fine. Well, Bartosz Slisz is suspended. We're dealing with some injuries. Atlanta is ungood. The goaling gods have abandoned us. We are DOOOOOOOMED. Discuss. Bonus track.
Sean is out 3-6 weeks, and Steven isn't back yet from camp. If Steven needs rest, do we move Hererra in the steven role? Then Aliyu and Max as wingbacks? That leaves the rookie to cover three CB spots, Brown and Lassi to cover backup LWB and RWB
GK Schulte LWB Arfsten / Lassi LCB Amundsen CB Cheberko RCB Ruvalcaba / Herrera RWB Herrera / Farsi CM Chambost CM Sedjić AM/F Rossi AM Gazdag ST Abou Ali Nagbe is still out right ? Bench : Bush, Derrick Jones, Picard , Aliyu, JRR, Brown , Lassi or Arfsren, Ruvalcaba or Herrera , more back up Gk lol We also play Wednesday so perhaps bringing Arfsten off the bench is better. But the key is we need a healthy Farsi & Nagbe otherwise we continue to drop points. We have failed to get talent at CM to limit Nagbes minutes and our best balance on wings comes when Farsi plays even if he is often frustrating to watch offensively.
I have a bad feeling. Nagbe is officially “questionable,” and if he isn’t , I wouldn’t risk him on turf. No Zawadski, Moreira is a question mark. Maybe Wessam or Gazdag go nuts and we win handily. But this feels like a setup to one of those results that MLS is famous for where a crappy team bites a better one in the backside.