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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
#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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Artur is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Milton Valenzuela made 284 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Kemar Lawrence has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lalas Abubakar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 283 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Paraguay international Kaku has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.72 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC35% Draw44% New York Red Bulls21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%

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% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% 53%
+0.5 74% 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
30%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
19%

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