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Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 9 Jun 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Jon Freemon
10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

11
4
5
Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 2.8 goals New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jun New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
02 Jun Toronto FC H 3–3 D
27 May Sporting Kansas City A 0–0 D
19 May New England Revolution A 1–0 W
12 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
09 May Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
02 Jun New England Revolution A 1–2 L
26 May Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
20 May Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W
13 May Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
05 May New York City FC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls
#10 Position #5
16 Points 22
15 Played 15
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
21 Scored 25
23 Conceded 32
-2 GD -7
1.07 PPG 1.47
27% Win % 40%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 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 York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' England international Bradley Wright-Phillips has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kemar Lawrence suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Julian Hall scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' It’s high time Jesse Marsch made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Federico Higuain is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Alex Muyl has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' Mike Grella has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.76 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC45% Draw26% New York Red Bulls29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
71%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
55%
Columbus Crew SC or New York Red Bulls
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC33% Draw43% New York Red Bulls24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% 55%
+0.5 70% 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
25%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
18%

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