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Columbus Crew SC vs Orlando City SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sat 21 Jul 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Orlando City SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Jon Freemon

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
9
Columbus Crew SC 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Orlando City SC H 3–2 W
14 Jul New York City FC A 0–2 L
08 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–4 L
30 Jun Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
24 Jun Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
13 Jun Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L
15 Jul Toronto FC H 2–1 W
08 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–4 L
30 Jun Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L
23 Jun Montreal Impact FC H 0–2 L
13 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Orlando City SC
#12 Position #7
29 Points 34
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 13
39 Scored 48
43 Conceded 64
-4 GD -16
1.07 PPG 1.26
30% Win % 37%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Columbus Crew SC and Orlando City SC is underway.
  • 5' The 28-year-old Milton Valenzuela has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Belize international Tony Rocha has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Orlando City SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Christopher Mueller is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
  • 30' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Chris Schuler, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Orlando City SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marco Pasalic scoring 1 goals.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Mohamed El Mounir is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Orlando City SC so far.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at . Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' It’s high time James O'Connor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's shape.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. James O'Connor will be considering his options from the bench.
  • With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James O'Connor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 6
Ramiro Enrique 5
Facundo Torres Perez 3
Junior Urso 2
Daryl Dike 2
Marco Pasalic 2
Derrick Etienne 2
Cucho Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-06-13 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Atlanta United FC L

Orlando City SC Form

2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2018-07-15 Orlando City SC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2018-07-08 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Orlando City SC L 2018-06-30 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Orlando City SC L 2018-06-23 Orlando City SC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2018-06-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.71 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC58% Draw20% Orlando City SC22%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Orlando City SC
42%
Columbus Crew SC or Orlando City SC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC45% Draw35% Orlando City SC20%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
1 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
3.4%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 17% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 19% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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