Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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 #3
20 Points 30
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 3 / 6
26 Scored 28
28 Conceded 23
-2 GD +5
1.11 PPG 1.67
28% Win % 50%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
32% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New England Revolution
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/–
76+
5/2
■ 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 5 G 3 A

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' USA international Matt Turner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruce Arena will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' The travelling New England Revolution supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Artur makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 61' New England Revolution ring the changes. Teal Bunbury has done his job and it is now time for Brandon Bye to step up.
  • 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Another change for New England Revolution made on 70 minute. Tajon Buchanan leaves to be changed by Kelyn Rowe.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Luis Diaz is replaced by Ema Boateng.
  • 85' Justin Rennicks gets the nod from New England Revolution. He replaces DeJuan Jones and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Pedro Santos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.

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
Diego Rossi 2
Max Arfsten 2
Gustavo Bou 2
Cristian Penilla 1
Tajon Buchanan 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
1.4 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 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
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

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 SC30% Draw49% New England Revolution21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+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
33% ✗
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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