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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
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

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Columbus Crew SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 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
#12 Position #3
29 Points 46
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 14 / 4 / 9
39 Scored 45
43 Conceded 36
-4 GD +9
1.07 PPG 1.70
30% Win % 52%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New England Revolution
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
7/5
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/4
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
New England Revolution
Carles Gil 12 G 4 A
Dor Turgeman 7 G 7 A
Peyton Miller 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Columbus Crew SC launch into their encounter with New England Revolution.
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New England Revolution winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Brandon Bye needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Pedro Santos, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Artur has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Gyasi Zardes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' New England Revolution fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' It’s high time Brad Friedel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' 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.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Carles Gil 2
Dor Turgeman 2
Gustavo Bou 2
Diego Rossi 2

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
1.6 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or New England Revolution 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
61%
Draw or New England Revolution
64%
Columbus Crew SC or New England Revolution
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC27% Draw41% New England Revolution32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4%
3 – 1
4%

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 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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