Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Columbus Crew SC

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Jason White
Referee Jose Da Silva
Referee Jon Freemon

16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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

Columbus Crew SC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-28 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
21 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
06 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–3	L
29 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
22 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
20 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–3	L
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
13 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–2	L
06 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	1–5	L
30 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
23 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Minnesota United FC
#7	Position	#25
47	Points	44
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
59	Scored	56
52	Conceded	58
+7	GD	-2
1.38	PPG	1.29
41%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

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

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Collin Martin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
30' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romario Ibarra made 301 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 0% of all matches.
50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' Ghana international Abu Danladi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
65' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
70' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Brent Kallman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
75' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
80' Zack Steffen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
85' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Milton Valenzuela
25
Harrison Afful
10
Federico Higuain ↓ Patrick Mullins 75'
11
Gyasi Zardes
6
Wil Trapp C
23
Zack Steffen
8
Artur
9
Justin Meram ↓ Pedro Santos 60'
3
Joshua Williams
28
Niko Hansen
22
Gaston Sauro ↓ Lalas Abubakar 67'

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	4
Francisco Calvo	2
Robin Lod	2
Darwin Quintero	1
Ethan Finlay	1
Pedro Santos	1
Lucas Zelarayan	1
Cucho Hernandez	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.55 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC57% Draw21% Minnesota United FC22%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

78%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

43%

Columbus Crew SC or Minnesota United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC44% Draw36% Minnesota United FC20%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.3%

1 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.4%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	19%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC, 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

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

Minnesota United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Clean Sheet