Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

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Columbus Crew SC

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Philadelphia Union

Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Drew Fischer
Referee David Gantar
Referee Peter Manikowski
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Caleb Mendez

24 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-03-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
22 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
20 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
16 Sep	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
23 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–1	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
23 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–0	W
20 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–0	W
15 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–4	L
01 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	2–2	D
30 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Philadelphia Union
#7	Position	#6
47	Points	50
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	14 / 8 / 12
59	Scored	66
52	Conceded	52
+7	GD	+14
1.38	PPG	1.47
41%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 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

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Philadelphia Union kicks off things out of here…
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Columbus Crew SC have won 447 goals from 298 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Harrison Afful has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
35' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Artur made 298 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' Cory Burke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
60' The 28-year-old Milton Valenzuela has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
75' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Derrick Jones, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' Jonathan Mensah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 29 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 300 games and scored 514 goals.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cucho Hernandez	3
Nathan Harriel	3
Mohamed Farsi	2
David Accam	2
Julian Carranza	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Max Arfsten	2
Jamiro Monteiro	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC40% Draw29% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

69%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

60%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC27% Draw50% Philadelphia Union23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

Philadelphia Union Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Clean Sheet