Columbus Crew vs Burnley - prediction, team news, lineups

Burnley's 2nd pre-season affable of the summertime volition instrumentality place at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Sunday against MLS outfit Columbus Crew.

The Clarets are gathering towards the commencement of their 2026-27 campaign, portion Columbus Crew volition resume their play against New York City FC connected July 22.

Match preview

Columbus Crew boast a grounds of 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their 15 league matches this season, with 16 points leaving them successful 10th spot successful the Eastern Conference.

The Black and Golds were past successful enactment connected May 24, signaling a 2-0 triumph implicit Atlanta United, portion they bushed New York City FC 1-0 successful the US Open Cup connected May 20.

Laurent Courtois is presently successful complaint of the squad connected an interim basis, and helium volition pb the broadside into what is simply a precise absorbing affable against English squad Burnley.

Columbus Crew person secured 8 large trophies successful their past and finished seventh successful the Eastern Conference past term, truthful they volition supply beardown absorption for Burnley.

The Black and Golds volition resume their play against New York City FC connected July 22, earlier besides tackling FC Cincinnati earlier the extremity of the month.

Burnley, meanwhile, person not yet played their archetypal affable of the summer, with their clash against FC Cincinnati scheduled for a 12.30am UK clip kickoff connected Saturday morning.

The Clarets volition besides instrumentality connected Real Salt Lake connected July 15 arsenic portion of their pre-season tour, earlier tackling Ajax and Espanyol successful their last 2 friendlies of the summertime astatine the extremity of July.

The commencement of their 2026-27 run comes successful the EFL Cup against Notts County connected August 8, earlier facing West Ham United astatine Turf Moor successful their opening crippled of the caller Championship season, with that crippled acceptable for August 16.

Burnley are preparing for beingness backmost successful the Championship, having been relegated from the Premier League past season, picking up conscionable 22 points from 38 matches.

Current Genk caput manager Nicky Hayden is expected to beryllium appointed Burnley's caller caput manager successful the adjacent future, replacing Scott Parker astatine the helm, but for now, Mike Jackson remains successful complaint connected an interim basis.

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Team News

Columbus Crew volition beryllium without the services of Malte Amundsen, Wessam Abou Ali and Jamal Thiare for the affable lucifer owed to wounded problems.

There volition beryllium a fig of changes passim the contest, but a beardown XI is expected to instrumentality to the tract for the archetypal whistle, including Diego Rossi, who has scored six times successful 16 appearances during the existent season.

Daniel Gazdag is besides successful enactment for a spot successful the last 3rd of the field.

As for Burnley, overmuch volition beryllium connected which acceptable of players diagnostic against FC Cincinnati successful the pre-season clash successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday morning.

The aforesaid radical volition beryllium progressive here, with Kyle Walker apt to commencement astatine right-back.

However, Hannibal Mejbri, Zeki Amdouni, Lyle Foster and Hjalmar Ekdal volition each beryllium absent owed to their engagement for their countries astatine the 2026 World Cup.

Columbus Crew imaginable starting lineup:

Schulte; Moreira, Camacho, Zawadzki; Farsi, Bangoura, Gomes, Arfsten; Habroune; Gazdag, Rossi

Burnley imaginable starting lineup:

Weiss; Walker, Humphreys, Worrall, Pires; Florentino, Cullen; Edwards, Tresor, Larsen; Flemming

We say: Columbus Crew 2-2 Burnley

Both sides are acceptable to marque wholesale changes passim the contest, which makes it adjacent harder to foretell a score, but we are expecting goals successful this friendly.

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