Columbus Shots on Target Stats 2026

Columbus Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Columbus are averaging 3.5 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 8.8 total SOT on average. That puts them 10th of 30 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Orlando City, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Columbus players hit the most shots on target?

Brais Méndez leads with 10 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (1/g, 60% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Columbus player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Columbus's SOT profile look this season?

Columbus are averaging 3.5 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.3 for a match-total of 8.8. That ranks 10th of 30 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 12.4 shots per game and create 9.8 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Orlando City, the page weights each Columbus attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Columbus take 12.4 shots per game and put 3.5 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Columbus fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Columbus are currently converting 43% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Columbus player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Jamal Thiaré	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Brais Méndez	midfielder	10	10	1	60%
Santiago Rodríguez	midfielder	5	4	0.8	60%
Gonzalo Tapia	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Dylan Chambost	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Brooks Lennon	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Chase Adams	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Josef Martínez	attacker	7	3	0.43	29%
Mohamed Farsi	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Sean Zawadzki	midfielder	10	2	0.2	20%
Taha Habroune	midfielder	8	2	0.25	13%
André Gomes	midfielder	9	1	0.11	11%
Patrick Schulte	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Steven Moreira	defender	9	0	0	0%
Malte Amundsen	defender	9	0	0	0%
Tarun Karumanchi	defensive-midfied	6	0	0	0%
Cesar Ruvalcaba	defender	5	0	0	0%
Dániel Gazdag	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Lautaro Giaccone	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Eric Bailly	defender	2	0	0	0%
Anass Zaroury	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Rudy Camacho	defender	1	0	0	0%
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Hugo Picard	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Andrés Herrera	defender	1	0	0	0%

Columbus shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Home	2-1	6	3	9	Brais Méndez (4)
19 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal	Away	0-2	3	2	5	Brais Méndez (1)
12 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Home	0-1	4	5	9	Santiago Rodríguez (1)
9 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	DC United	Away	2-1	4	5	9	Santiago Rodríguez (2)
5 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Colorado Rapids	Home	3-0	6	2	8	Josef Martínez (2)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-3	1	11	12	Brais Méndez (1)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Away	3-2	2	7	9	André Gomes (1)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal	Home	1-2	2	7	9	Dylan Chambost (1)
15 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Away	3-1	4	7	11	Taha Habroune (2)
2 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Away	2-2	3	4	7	Brais Méndez (2)

Columbus shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.5
Shots on target against per game: 5.3
Match total shots on target per game: 8.8
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 27 of 30

Columbus Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	3.8	60%	60%	40%	40%	0%
Away	5	3.2	80%	40%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	3.5	70%	50%	20%	20%	0%

Columbus Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5.6	80%	60%	60%	40%	40%
Away	5	5	80%	80%	60%	40%	40%
Overall	10	5.3	80%	70%	60%	40%	40%

Columbus Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	9.4	100%	100%	80%	20%	20%
Away	5	8.2	80%	60%	60%	20%	20%
Overall	10	8.8	90%	80%	70%	20%	20%

Columbus Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.5	3.8	3.2
Total shots / match	12.4	10.6	14.2
Share of shots on target	28%	36%	23%
Goals per shot on target	43%	37%	50%
Shots on target per goal	2.3	2.7	2
Shots on target over 2.5	70%	60%	80%
Shots on target over 3.5	50%	60%	40%
Shots on target over 4.5	20%	40%	0%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	40%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Columbus Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.3	5.6	5
Shots on target against over 2.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target against over 3.5	70%	60%	80%
Shots on target against over 4.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots on target against over 5.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots on target against over 6.5	40%	40%	40%

Columbus Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	8.8	9.4	8.2
Match shots on target over 6.5	90%	100%	80%
Match shots on target over 7.5	80%	100%	60%
Match shots on target over 8.5	70%	80%	60%
Match shots on target over 9.5	20%	20%	20%
Match shots on target over 10.5	20%	20%	20%

Columbus 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	0	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	0.67	0%	0%	0%
Overall	4	0.5	0%	0%	0%

Columbus 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	3	100%	100%	0%
Away	3	3	100%	67%	33%
Overall	4	3	100%	75%	25%

Columbus 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	1	3	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	3.67	100%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	4	3.5	100%	25%	25%	0%

Columbus shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	2-1	6	3	9	-
19 Sep	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (A)	0-2	3	2	5	-
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	New York RB (H)	0-1	4	5	9	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	DC United (A)	2-1	4	5	9	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Colorado (H)	3-0	6	2	8	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-3	1	11	12	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	3-2	2	7	9	3
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (H)	1-2	2	7	9	3
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	3-1	4	7	11	5
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	2-2	3	4	7	3

Major League Soccer shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Cincinnati	26	5.92	5.62	11.54	73%
2	Orlando City	27	4.96	6.41	11.37	67%
3	Inter Miami	27	6.11	4.67	10.78	67%
4	Portland Timbers	27	4.52	6.11	10.63	70%
5	Charlotte	27	4.85	5.67	10.52	70%
6	Seattle Sounders	27	5.04	5.3	10.33	67%
7	LA Galaxy	28	5.21	5.07	10.29	75%
8	New York RB	27	4.59	5.67	10.26	70%
9	Sporting KC	27	4.33	5.81	10.15	56%
10	Austin	27	4	6.15	10.15	74%
11	New England	27	4.89	5.15	10.04	67%
12	SJ Earthquakes	27	5.22	4.67	9.89	52%
13	San Diego	27	4.52	5.37	9.89	67%
14	DC United	26	4.62	5.19	9.81	62%
15	Minnesota United	27	4.81	4.96	9.78	74%
16	CF Montréal	27	4.85	4.81	9.67	70%
17	Toronto	27	4.33	5.33	9.67	59%
18	Real Salt Lake	27	5.22	4.41	9.63	67%
19	Chicago Fire	26	5.23	4.31	9.54	54%
20	Dallas	27	4.67	4.85	9.52	59%
21	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	6.46	3.04	9.5	58%
22	New York City	27	4.59	4.81	9.41	63%
23	Philadelphia Union	27	5.3	3.63	8.93	52%
24	Los Angeles FC	28	4.64	4.18	8.82	54%
25	St. Louis City	27	4.96	3.74	8.7	48%
26	Nashville SC	27	4.93	3.59	8.52	56%
27	Columbus Crew	27	3.93	4.59	8.52	56%
28	Colorado Rapids	27	4.19	4.15	8.33	44%
29	Houston Dynamo	27	4.44	3.78	8.22	44%
30	Atlanta United	27	3.96	4.15	8.11	41%

Columbus shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	28	4.25	4.43	8.68	50%
Vs top half	64	4.5	4.25	8.75	58%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Columbus shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	27	3.93	4.59	8.52	56%
Major League Soccer	2025	37	4.92	4	8.92	59%
Major League Soccer	2024	36	5.36	4.36	9.72	64%

Columbus next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 23:30	Orlando City (away)	11.37	4.96	6.41	10.15	5	5.15
Wed 14 Oct 23:30	Charlotte (home)	10.52	4.85	5.67	11.23	4.15	7.08
Sun 18 Oct 21:00	Cincinnati (away)	11.54	5.92	5.62	12.17	6.83	5.33

Columbus players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Max Arfsten	attacker	9	17	53%
2	Diego Rossi	midfielder	8	15	53%
3	Brais Méndez	midfielder	6	10	60%
4	Taha Habroune	midfielder	6	26	23%
5	Wessam Abou Ali	attacker	5	7	71%

Columbus players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Wessam Abou Ali	attacker	4	7	57%
2	Diego Rossi	midfielder	4	15	27%
3	Brais Méndez	midfielder	2	10	20%
4	Taha Habroune	midfielder	2	26	8%
5	Santiago Rodríguez	midfielder	1	5	20%

Columbus players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Brais Méndez	midfielder	1	10	10%

Orlando City shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (A)	4-2	2	9	11	-
19 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	4-2	5	9	14	-
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	3-0	8	4	12	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-3	7	2	9	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	San Diego (H)	1-0	5	2	7	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (A)	3-3	5	9	14	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	RSL (H)	2-1	3	3	6	2
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	1-2	5	3	8	5
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	1-1	5	3	8	4
1 Aug	Major League Soccer	New York RB (A)	3-2	7	8	15	4