Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United takes place late on the final MLS matchday before the World Cup pause, kicking off at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Sunday, May 24 at 5:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM PT, with both Major League Soccer sides marooned in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference.
Our Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United prediction starts with the table. The Crew sit 13th in the East on 13 points from 14 games; the Five Stripes are 14th on 11 from 13. Neither side is in the playoff picture right now, and with the schedule about to break for the World Cup, this is the last competitive ninety either gets before a long pause.
Columbus lost three in a row before last weekend’s 1-1 draw at the Philadelphia Union. Atlanta have one win in their last nine. Neither defense has produced more than a single clean sheet in their most recent ten outings. If you are looking at bet365 for an Over 2.5 line, the form sheet is doing the lifting for you.
Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United: Best Bets & Predictions
The angle is goals and a marginal Columbus lean at home. The Crew have lost the running of late, but they hold a 7-2 edge in the last ten H2H meetings and have been the better-scoring side across the season. Atlanta have scored in each of their last five, which keeps the Both Teams to Score market live too.
| Our Prediction | Odds & Sportsbook | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.5 Goals | -188 @ bet365 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Four of Columbus’ last six and four of Atlanta’s last five have cleared 2.5. The Crew have shipped 23 in 14; the Five Stripes have conceded 21 in 13. Atlanta have scored in each of their last four. |
| Both Teams to Score: Yes | -150 @ bet365 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Both teams scored in three of Columbus’s last five and each of Atlanta’s last five. Atlanta have scored in each of their last five; Columbus have conceded in each of their last four. |
| Columbus Crew to Win | -217 @ bet365 | ⭐⭐⭐ | The Crew have seven wins from the last ten H2H meetings to Atlanta’s two and have not lost a home league fixture to the Five Stripes in this run. Their two recent away defeats are not a clean read on the home form. |
| Correct Score 2-1 Columbus Crew | +750 @ bet365 | ⭐⭐ | Columbus have beaten Atlanta while conceding one goal to them in two of the last three meetings. Their last two league wins saw them score two goals in each game. |
| Diego Rossi to Score Anytime | -125 @ bet365 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Joint top of Columbus’s scoring chart with five goals and one assist in 13 starts. Plays in central areas and gets on the end of moves in the box. |
Our approach: anchor the slip with Over 2.5, add BTTS for parlay value, and layer Rossi to score if you want a price-bump on a player who is on the Crew’s most consistent shift count.
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Prediction Markets: Live Odds & Win Probability
Match-specific prediction-market pricing for Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United has not yet surfaced at the time of writing. With the World Cup pause looming, the sportsbook read is the cleaner tool for this fixture. We’ll update here if and when Kalshi or Polymarket list the contract.
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Season Form & Standings
The Eastern Conference table tells the story neither club wants told. Columbus are 13th on 13 points; Atlanta are 14th on 11. The current cut-off for the playoff places sits four points above the Crew and six above the Five Stripes, and with the World Cup pause about to land, neither side will be playing themselves into form again in a hurry. The first match back is more than a month away.
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 13 |
| Atlanta United | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 11 |
Potential Match-Winners
- Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew): The forward shares Columbus’s top-scorer mantle with five goals and one assist in 13 starts. Plays through the central channels and has been the Crew’s most reliable finisher in matches that have spiralled out at the other end.
- Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew): Four goals and four assists in 14 appearances, Columbus’s most productive combined attacker, with the joint-highest start count in the squad. Has been on the score sheet against bigger opponents this season and is the kind of left-sided runner Atlanta’s back line has not always tracked.
- Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United): Five goals and two assists in 10 starts. Atlanta’s clear creative reference point and their top scorer by some distance. Drops into pockets and times runs into the box from deep.
- Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United): Two goals and one assist in 10 starts. The lead striker has the work rate but not the finishing returns yet this season; a fixture against a leaky Columbus defense is the kind of game his numbers need.
Head-to-Head
Columbus have been the better side across the recent series, winning seven of the last ten meetings to Atlanta’s two, with all five most-recent matches detailed below. The Crew won the most recent meeting 3-1 in Atlanta on April 4, and have not lost a home league game to the Five Stripes since August 2021.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | Atlanta United 1-3 Columbus Crew | MLS |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Atlanta United 4-5 Columbus Crew | MLS |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Columbus Crew 3-1 Atlanta United | MLS |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Atlanta United 2-1 Columbus Crew | MLS |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Columbus Crew 1-0 Atlanta United | MLS |
Recent Form
Columbus Crew: W L L L D
- May 16, 2026: Philadelphia Union 1-1 Columbus Crew (D, away)
- May 13, 2026: New York Red Bulls 3-2 Columbus Crew (L, away)
- May 10, 2026: New York City 3-0 Columbus Crew (L, away)
- May 2, 2026: Columbus Crew 2-3 Minnesota United (L, home)
- Apr 25, 2026: Columbus Crew 2-0 Philadelphia Union (W, home)
The Crew ended their three-match losing snap at the weekend, but only with a 1-1 draw against bottom-of-the-east Philadelphia Union, with their last win coming on April 25 against that same opponent.
Atlanta United: L L W W L
- May 16, 2026: Orlando City 1-1 Atlanta United (D, away)
- May 9, 2026: Atlanta United 1-2 LA Galaxy (L, home)
- May 2, 2026: Atlanta United 3-1 CF Montreal (W, home)
- Apr 25, 2026: Toronto 1-2 Atlanta United (W, away)
- Apr 22, 2026: Atlanta United 1-2 New England (L, home)
Atlanta’s mini-revival is over, with just one point taken from their last two games. However, the most recent outing saw them snatch a late draw at Orlando, so the signs of life are still there for the Five Stripes.
Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United Prediction
Two struggling Eastern Conference sides; one with the better home record and the better recent head-to-head; one final ninety before MLS goes dark for the World Cup. The Crew should be the slight favorite at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Take Over 2.5 Goals with bet365 as the anchor, layer in BTTS, and lean Columbus on the match result. Kick-off is 5:00 PM ET. For more US soccer predictions across this weekend’s slate, check the Squawka picks page.
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