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Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
  • Referee Jon Freemon
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
3
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #25
20 Points 24
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 6
26 Scored 20
28 Conceded 25
-2 GD -5
1.11 PPG 1.33
28% Win % 33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 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
Minnesota United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ 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 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Columbus Crew SC and Minnesota United FC get this one started.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Darwin Quintero has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' United States international Miguel Ibarra has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' The 36-year-old Matt Lampson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Milton Valenzuela, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-10-28 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-10-21 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-10-28 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2018-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-10-13 Minnesota United FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-10-06 Philadelphia Union 5–1 Minnesota United FC L 2018-09-30 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.22 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC56% Draw22% Minnesota United FC22%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
44%
Columbus Crew SC or Minnesota United FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC41% Draw39% Minnesota United FC20%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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