Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting New England Revolution for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and New England Revolution are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Andrew Tarbell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' New England Revolution fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Artur is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past New England Revolution's compact .
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' New England Revolution is showing some good football. However, New England Revolution are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Teal Bunbury needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Artur makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 61' The whistle greets Teal Bunbury as he departs to be replaced by Brandon Bye.
  • 66' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' Another change for New England Revolution made on 70 minute. Tajon Buchanan leaves to be changed by Kelyn Rowe.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Luis Diaz is withdrawn and Ema Boateng gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Another substitution for New England Revolution to replace DeJuan Jones by Justin Rennicks on 85 minute.
  • 90' Pedro Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Adam Buksa 3
Alexandru Matan 3
Max Arfsten 2
Gustavo Bou 2
Diego Rossi 2
Gyasi Zardes 1
DeJuan Jones 1

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
1.37 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
74%
Draw or New England Revolution
53%
Columbus Crew SC or New England Revolution
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC29% Draw49% New England Revolution22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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