Dallas 0-2 Columbus Crew: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Columbus Crew won it

The opening goal came in the 18th minute: Gonzalo Tapia for Columbus Crew, set up by Anass Zaroury. Santiago Rodríguez made it 0-2 to Columbus Crew in the 70th minute.

It was 0-1 at half-time.

The referee, S. Demianchuk, showed 5 yellow cards: 4 to Dallas and 1 to Columbus Crew.

Dallas: E. Quill, 3-4-3 · Columbus Crew: L. Courtois, 3-4-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 0-2 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Dallas win at 43%; a Columbus Crew win, at 32%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (11%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 3.1 expected, 2 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 59%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 62%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Dallas win at 44%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-28, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.28 for Dallas and 1.13 for Columbus Crew.

Dallas scored about 1.3 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

Dallas had 5 shots on target, Columbus Crew 3.

Columbus Crew's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Dallas had 52% of the ball, but Columbus Crew took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Dallas came into it with 34 MLS matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.65 expected goals for and 1.40 against, and had won 47% of their matches.

Columbus Crew came into it with 34 MLS matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.48 expected goals for and 1.54 against, and had won 41% of their matches.

Dallas vs Columbus Crew: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Dallas

• Petar Musa 7.5
• Shaq Moore 7.1
• Santiago Moreno 7.0
• Osaze Urhoghide 6.9
• Ran Binyamin 6.9

Columbus Crew

• Santiago Rodríguez 8.6 1 goal
• Patrick Schulte 7.7
• Anass Zaroury 7.5 1 assist
• Dylan Chambost 7.5
• Gonzalo Tapia 7.4 1 goal

The lowest-rated starter was Brooks Lennon at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Dallas: Dallas vs Portland Timbers Saturday 21 November 2026 · MLS
• Columbus Crew: Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew Saturday 21 November 2026 · MLS

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Dallas vs Columbus Crew

What was the score in Dallas vs Columbus Crew?

Dallas 0-2 Columbus Crew (half-time 0-1), MLS, Thursday 29 October 2026.

Who scored in Dallas vs Columbus Crew?

Gonzalo Tapia 18', Santiago Rodríguez 70'.

Did Moneyball predict Dallas vs Columbus Crew correctly?

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 0-2 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Dallas vs Columbus Crew?

Santiago Rodríguez, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Dallas vs Columbus Crew?

S. Demianchuk.