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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
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 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

3
1
1
Columbus Crew SC 5 games · Avg 3.6 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
#7 Position #27
47 Points 43
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 15
59 Scored 47
52 Conceded 50
+7 GD -3
1.38 PPG 1.26
41% Win % 35%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/3
16-30
8/5
31-45
4/5
46-60
8/4
61-75
5/9
76+
6/14
■ 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
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Columbus Crew SC and Colorado Rapids SC get this one started.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC 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.
  • 15' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Kellyn Acosta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Justin Meram has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Bismark Adjei-Boateng, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Milton Valenzuela is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 65' Giles Barnes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' 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 Jonathan Mensah suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' Shkelzen Gashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Tommy Smith 1
Taha Habroune 1
Nicolas Mezquida 1
Gonzalo Tapia 1
Jon Lewis 1
Juan Hernandez 1
Federico Higuain 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
1.94 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC57% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC20%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
80%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
43%
Columbus Crew SC or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC40% Draw43% Colorado Rapids SC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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