Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs New England Revolution, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE FINALS

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 0
Full Time
New England Revolution
Sun 6 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Pedro Santos 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New England Revolution — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Eric Weisbrod

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

8
6
4
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals New England Revolution
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution 2019-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution 2019-03-09 New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-05-19 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Nov Nashville SC H 2–0 W
21 Nov New York Red Bulls H 3–2 W
08 Nov Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
05 Nov Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
01 Nov Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
29 Nov Orlando City SC A 3–1 W
25 Nov Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
20 Nov Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
08 Nov Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
02 Nov D.C. United SC H 4–3 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' We are underway at MAPFRE Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Adam Buksa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Luis Diaz, a Costa Rica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Justin Rennicks, as he is very good at scoring at MAPFRE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New England Revolution's shape.
  • 50' It’s high time Bruce Arena made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' Artur puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
  • 61' The New England Revolution bench stirs into life. Teal Bunbury is withdrawn and Brandon Bye gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Kelyn Rowe. He replaces Tajon Buchanan on 70 minute.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ema Boateng is hanging Luis Diaz on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Justin Rennicks gets the nod from New England Revolution. He replaces DeJuan Jones and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

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

2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution 2019-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution 2019-03-09 New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-05-19 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W

New England Revolution Form

2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution L 2020-11-29 Orlando City SC 1–3 New England Revolution W 2020-11-25 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New England Revolution W 2020-11-20 New England Revolution 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-11-08 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution L 2020-11-02 New England Revolution 4–3 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC47% Draw27% New England Revolution26%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
73%
Draw or New England Revolution
53%
Columbus Crew SC or New England Revolution
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC30% Draw48% New England Revolution22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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