Hell Is Real derby

Hell Is Real is a rivalry between the two Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs based in Ohio: the Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati. Under current MLS regular season scheduling, the series occurs twice per season as both teams are members of the Eastern Conference. The teams first met in 2017 in the U.S. Open Cup before Cincinnati joined MLS in 2019.

Hell Is Real
LocationOhio
First meetingJune 14, 2017
U.S. Open Cup
CIN 1–0 CLB
Latest meetingDecember 2, 2023
MLS Cup Playoffs
CIN 2–3 CLB
Next meetingMay 11, 2024
MLS regular season
CLB v CIN
StadiumsLower.com Field, Columbus
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati
Statistics
Meetings total14
Most winsColumbus Crew (7)
Top scorerGyasi Zardes (CLB)
(7 goals)
All-time seriesColumbus: 7
Drawn: 4
Cincinnati: 3
Largest victoryCIN 0–4 CLB
MLS is Back Tournament
(July 11, 2020)
Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati
Location of the two teams in Ohio

Hell Is Real takes its name from a Christian highway billboard located on Interstate 71 between Columbus and Cincinnati. The two team's MLS Next Pro affiliates, the Columbus Crew 2 and FC Cincinnati 2, parody Hell Is Real for their matches and use the name Heck is Plausible.

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