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 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#14	Position	#12
27	Points	29
27	Played	27
7 / 6 / 14	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 14
32	Scored	39
45	Conceded	43
-13	GD	-4
1.00	PPG	1.07
26%	Win %	30%

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

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/6

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ 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' And we are off! Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC — let the football do the talking.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Jonathan Mensah, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerardo Martino might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Hector Jimenez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Pedro Santos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
60' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
65' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
75' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wessam Abou Ali scoring 2 goals.
80' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
85' Brad Guzan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
Atlanta United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Brooks Lennon	2
Pedro Santos	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.98 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC56% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC21%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

44%

Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC39% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC19%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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