Columbus Shots on Target Stats 2026

Columbus Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Columbus are averaging 5.7 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 10.9 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 Toronto, and a full match-by-match log.

Columbus Shots on Target Questions

Which Columbus players hit the most shots on target?

Brais Méndez leads with 17 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (1.7/g, 70% 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 5.7 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.2 for a match-total of 10.9. That ranks 10th of 30 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 14.2 shots per game and create 11.6 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 Toronto, 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 14.2 shots per game and put 5.7 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 32% 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
Brais Méndez	midfielder	10	17	1.7	70%
Gonzalo Tapia	attacker	6	5	0.83	67%
Santiago Rodríguez	midfielder	8	6	0.75	63%
Josef Martínez	attacker	8	5	0.63	50%
Anass Zaroury	attacker	4	8	2	50%
Dylan Chambost	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Taha Habroune	midfielder	8	4	0.5	38%
André Gomes	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Mohamed Farsi	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Brooks Lennon	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Steven Moreira	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Sean Zawadzki	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
Malte Amundsen	defender	10	0	0	0%
Patrick Schulte	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Tarun Karumanchi	defensive-midfied	5	0	0	0%
Cesar Ruvalcaba	defender	3	0	0	0%
Eric Bailly	defender	3	0	0	0%
Chase Adams	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Lautaro Giaccone	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Andrés Herrera	defender	1	0	0	0%
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Jamal Thiaré	attacker	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
18 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Away	0-2	2	7	9	Taha Habroune (1)
14 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Home	3-1	14	2	16	Brais Méndez (5)
10 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Orlando City	Away	3-2	15	8	23	Brais Méndez (4)
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)

Columbus shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 5.7
Shots on target against per game: 5.2
Match total shots on target per game: 10.9
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 22 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	6.2	80%	80%	60%	60%	20%
Away	5	5.2	60%	40%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	5.7	70%	60%	40%	40%	20%

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	4.6	60%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Away	5	5.8	80%	80%	80%	60%	60%
Overall	10	5.2	70%	60%	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	10.8	100%	100%	80%	40%	40%
Away	5	11	80%	80%	80%	20%	20%
Overall	10	10.9	90%	90%	80%	30%	30%

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

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	5.7	6.2	5.2
Total shots / match	14.2	16	12.4
Share of shots on target	40%	39%	42%
Goals per shot on target	32%	29%	35%
Shots on target per goal	3.2	3.4	2.9
Shots on target over 2.5	70%	80%	60%
Shots on target over 3.5	60%	80%	40%
Shots on target over 4.5	40%	60%	20%
Shots on target over 5.5	40%	60%	20%
Shots on target over 6.5	20%	20%	20%

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	5.2	4.6	5.8
Shots on target against over 2.5	70%	60%	80%
Shots on target against over 3.5	60%	40%	80%
Shots on target against over 4.5	60%	40%	80%
Shots on target against over 5.5	40%	20%	60%
Shots on target against over 6.5	40%	20%	60%

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	10.9	10.8	11
Match shots on target over 6.5	90%	100%	80%
Match shots on target over 7.5	90%	100%	80%
Match shots on target over 8.5	80%	80%	80%
Match shots on target over 9.5	30%	40%	20%
Match shots on target over 10.5	30%	40%	20%

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
18 Oct	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	0-2	2	7	9	-
14 Oct	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	3-1	14	2	16	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	3-2	15	8	23	-
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

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	Orlando City	30	5.1	6.63	11.73	70%
2	Cincinnati	29	6	5.48	11.48	76%
3	Inter Miami	30	6.17	4.53	10.7	67%
4	Charlotte	30	4.8	5.9	10.7	70%
5	Austin	30	4.07	6.37	10.43	73%
6	LA Galaxy	31	5.39	5.03	10.42	74%
7	New York RB	30	4.87	5.47	10.33	67%
8	Portland Timbers	30	4.47	5.87	10.33	67%
9	San Diego	30	4.6	5.63	10.23	70%
10	Sporting KC	30	4.2	6.03	10.23	60%
11	Seattle Sounders	30	5.1	5.1	10.2	67%
12	New England	30	4.87	5.3	10.17	70%
13	Minnesota United	30	4.97	5	9.97	73%
14	SJ Earthquakes	30	4.93	4.93	9.87	53%
15	DC United	29	4.41	5.41	9.83	62%
16	Toronto	30	4.43	5.3	9.73	60%
17	Real Salt Lake	30	5.37	4.3	9.67	70%
18	Chicago Fire	30	5.23	4.4	9.63	60%
19	Dallas	30	4.67	4.97	9.63	63%
20	CF Montréal	30	4.73	4.87	9.6	67%
21	New York City	30	4.6	4.77	9.37	63%
22	Columbus Crew	30	4.57	4.7	9.27	60%
23	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	5.87	3.3	9.17	53%
24	Philadelphia Union	30	5.37	3.63	9	53%
25	St. Louis City	30	5	3.97	8.97	50%
26	Los Angeles FC	31	4.77	4.1	8.87	52%
27	Nashville SC	30	5.3	3.5	8.8	57%
28	Houston Dynamo	30	4.4	4	8.4	50%
29	Colorado Rapids	30	4.27	4.03	8.3	43%
30	Atlanta United	30	4.07	4.1	8.17	40%

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	29	4.59	4.34	8.93	52%
Vs top half	67	4.76	4.31	9.07	60%
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	30	4.57	4.7	9.27	60%
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 24 Oct 19:30	Toronto (home)	9.73	4.43	5.3	8.79	3.5	5.29
Thu 29 Oct 00:30	Dallas (away)	9.63	4.67	4.97	8.79	4.36	4.43
Sat 31 Oct 18:00	DC United (home)	9.83	4.41	5.41	9.43	3.64	5.79

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	Taha Habroune	midfielder	9	29	31%
3	Brais Méndez	midfielder	8	13	62%
4	Diego Rossi	midfielder	8	15	53%
5	Gonzalo Tapia	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	Brais Méndez	midfielder	4	13	31%
3	Diego Rossi	midfielder	4	15	27%
4	Taha Habroune	midfielder	3	29	10%
5	Anass Zaroury	attacker	2	4	50%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Brais Méndez	midfielder	3	13	23%
2	Anass Zaroury	attacker	2	4	50%

Toronto 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
17 Oct	Major League Soccer	New York RB (A)	0-2	4	4	8	-
14 Oct	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-3	7	4	11	-
10 Oct	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (H)	2-1	5	7	12	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	2-0	3	11	14	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	3-1	2	8	10	-
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	3-0	4	8	12	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	2-1	7	5	12	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	4-4	7	6	13	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (H)	1-1	6	2	8	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	1-2	3	3	6	1