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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
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/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 #8
20 Points 25
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
26 Scored 29
28 Conceded 39
-2 GD -10
1.11 PPG 1.39
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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 York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ 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 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Hassan Ndam has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 10' Luis Robles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mike Grella made 287 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Jon Kempin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gyasi Zardes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 1-1 New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.84 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 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw25% New York Red Bulls29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
72%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
54%
Columbus Crew SC or New York Red Bulls
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC35% Draw42% New York Red Bulls23%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 12% 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% 74%
-1 26% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% 53%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
25%
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.