Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Atlanta United FC

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Columbus Crew SC

Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Atlanta United FC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Jeffrey Greeson
Referee Jon Freemon

8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-13 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–1	W
04 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D
28 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
21 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	3–1	W
15 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
07 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	2–0	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
11 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
28 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	3–2	W
21 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	3–2	W
14 Jul	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
08 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–4	L

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		Columbus Crew SC
#13	Position	#7
33	Points	47
34	Played	34
9 / 6 / 19	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
43	Scored	59
60	Conceded	52
-17	GD	+7
0.97	PPG	1.38
26%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/7

46-60

5/12

61-75

6/8

76+

7/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
5' USA international Gyasi Zardes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Harrison Afful has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' The 31-year-old Eric Remedi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
55' Atlanta United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Federico Higuain suffering a number of foals already.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' Hector Jimenez, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful
10
Federico Higuain ↓ Patrick Mullins 71'
11
Gyasi Zardes
6
Wil Trapp C
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Luis Argudo 86'
23
Zack Steffen
8
Artur
17
Lalas Abubakar
16
Hector Jimenez
27
Edward Opoku ↓ Justin Meram 70'

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rossi	5
Gyasi Zardes	4
Wessam Abou Ali	3
Josef Martinez	3
Jonathan Mensah	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Ezequiel Barco	2
Max Arfsten	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC53% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC24%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

47%

Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC37% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC22%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

Columbus Crew SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Clean Sheet