Thursday , 2 July 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs New England Revolution, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 2
Full Time
New England Revolution
Sat 21 Apr 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New England Revolution — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

8
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals New England Revolution
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr New England Revolution H 2–2 D
14 Apr D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
08 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
31 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
24 Mar D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
17 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D
New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
14 Apr FC Dallas H 0–1 L
06 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 4–0 W
01 Apr Houston Dynamo A 2–0 W
24 Mar New York City FC H 2–2 D
10 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC New England Revolution
#10 Position #4
16 Points 25
15 Played 14
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 1 / 5
21 Scored 22
23 Conceded 18
-2 GD +4
1.07 PPG 1.79
27% Win % 57%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
36% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New England Revolution
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs New England Revolution — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New England Revolution winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Juan Agudelo made 281 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brad Friedel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past New England Revolution's compact .
  • 40' New England Revolution fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and New England Revolution are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Colombia international Luis Caicedo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' New England Revolution come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New England Revolution backline.
  • 90' Zack Steffen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brad Friedel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 5
Alexandru Matan 3
Adam Buksa 3
Max Arfsten 2
Gustavo Bou 2
Diego Rossi 2
Miguel Berry 1
Gyasi Zardes 1

Head to Head

2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-03-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-03-24 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2018-03-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

New England Revolution Form

2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2018-04-14 New England Revolution 0–1 FC Dallas L 2018-04-06 New England Revolution 4–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-04-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 New England Revolution W 2018-03-24 New England Revolution 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-03-10 New England Revolution 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or New England Revolution 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw26% New England Revolution38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
62%
Draw or New England Revolution
64%
Columbus Crew SC or New England Revolution
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC27% Draw43% New England Revolution30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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