The 2021 Major League Soccer regular season is winding down and the Columbus Crew is mathematically still alive for the MLS Cup playoffs entering Wednesday night’s home match against Orlando City SC. On Saturday, the Black & Gold fell to the New York Red Bulls 2-1 at home to massively lower the team's odds to qualify for the postseason. Entering Wednesday, the Crew has a two percent chance of making the playoffs.
Columbus enters the game with a simple scenario to extend its chances to make the MLS Cup playoffs: Beat Orlando.