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Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi

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

7
5
8
Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC 2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep New York City FC H 2–1 W
23 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
11 Aug Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
28 Jul New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
21 Jul Orlando City SC H 3–2 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
22 Aug New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
18 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
12 Aug Toronto FC A 3–2 W
05 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
29 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC New York City FC
#12 Position #8
29 Points 33
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
39 Scored 41
43 Conceded 36
-4 GD +5
1.07 PPG 1.22
30% Win % 30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 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 York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. New York City FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jon Lewis, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Milton Valenzuela has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Federico Higuain has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Justin Meram is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' The 36-year-old Maxime Chanot has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 292 games and scored 437 goals.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Artur made 292 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 90' Maxi Moralez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Hannes Wolf 5
Lucas Zelarayan 4
Pedro Santos 3
Gyasi Zardes 2
Talles Magno 2
Jesus Medina 2
Daniel Gazdag 2

Head to Head

2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC 2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-08-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W

New York City FC Form

2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2018-08-22 New York City FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-18 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York City FC L 2018-08-12 Toronto FC 2–3 New York City FC W 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.54 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw26% New York City FC28%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
71%
Draw or New York City FC
54%
Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC30% Draw45% New York City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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