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Columbus Crew SC vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Columbus Crew SC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W
20 Sep Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
16 Sep FC Dallas A 0–0 D
02 Sep New York City FC H 2–1 W
23 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
15 Sep Atlanta United FC H 0–3 L
09 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–2 L
26 Aug Real Salt Lake H 0–6 L
20 Aug Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
15 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Colorado Rapids SC
#10 Position #26
20 Points 22
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 10
26 Scored 27
28 Conceded 25
-2 GD +2
1.11 PPG 1.22
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Columbus Crew SC to score. At the same time, Colorado Rapids SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Deklan Wynne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' 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 Giles Barnes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The 31-year-old Zack Steffen has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Ghana international Harrison Afful has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Joshua Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' It’s high time Anthony Hudson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 2
Jon Lewis 1
Juan Hernandez 1
Federico Higuain 1
Diego Rubio 1
Cucho Hernandez 1
Shkelzen Gashi 1
Lucas Zelarayan 1

Head to Head

2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-09-16 FC Dallas 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Atlanta United FC L 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-20 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.76 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC53% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC23%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
77%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
47%
Columbus Crew SC or Colorado Rapids SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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