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Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 4 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Peter Manikowski
  • Referee Jose Da Silva

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
02 Nov D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
28 Oct Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
21 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L
29 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Orlando City SC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W
07 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
30 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
22 Sep Toronto FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls
#12 Position #10
29 Points 33
27 Played 26
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11
39 Scored 34
43 Conceded 48
-4 GD -14
1.07 PPG 1.27
30% Win % 35%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (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 Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Derrick Etienne, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Luis Argudo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 45' Alex Muyl is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
  • 50' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Justin Meram has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' New York Red Bulls seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Columbus Crew SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC49% Draw26% New York Red Bulls25%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
75%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
51%
Columbus Crew SC or New York Red Bulls
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC34% Draw46% New York Red Bulls20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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