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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
10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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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
#7 Position #3
47 Points 58
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 18 / 4 / 12
59 Scored 55
52 Conceded 47
+7 GD +8
1.38 PPG 1.71
41% Win % 53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
24% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (58 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
New England Revolution
0-15
5/5
16-30
4/2
31-45
9/6
46-60
9/3
61-75
2/8
76+
12/7
■ 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 13 G 7 A
Dor Turgeman 12 G 7 A
Peyton Miller 7 G 7 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs New England Revolution — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' USA international Teal Bunbury has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 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' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Luis Caicedo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 301 appearances.
  • 25' Jonathan Mensah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' New England Revolution started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Matt Turner is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' New England Revolution are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' It’s high time Brad Friedel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Wilfried Zahibo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
1.76 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or New England Revolution 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC39% Draw25% New England Revolution36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
64%
Draw or New England Revolution
61%
Columbus Crew SC or New England Revolution
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC30% Draw41% New England Revolution29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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