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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
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Head-to-Head

11
4
6
Columbus Crew SC 21 games · Avg 2.7 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
#7 Position #11
47 Points 42
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 16
59 Scored 48
52 Conceded 62
+7 GD -14
1.38 PPG 1.24
41% Win % 35%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 13 G 3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Columbus Crew SC launch into their encounter with New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' Marc Rzatkowski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' 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 Jon Kempin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Lalas Abubakar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 303 games and scored 461 goals.
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jesse Marsch will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.84 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC48% Draw25% New York Red Bulls27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
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 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
73%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
52%
Columbus Crew SC or New York Red Bulls
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw43% New York Red Bulls21%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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