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Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
0 – 0
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Peter Manikowski
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Caleb Mendez
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
7
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#12 Position #6
29 Points 39
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
39 Scored 54
43 Conceded 44
-4 GD +10
1.07 PPG 1.44
30% Win % 41%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ 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 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 294 games and scored 493 goals.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 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' Columbus Crew SC have won 437 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Harrison Afful suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Max Arfsten scoring 1 goals.
  • 60' Jay Simpson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' C.J. Sapong is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 75' Auston Trusty has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nathan Harriel 3
Cucho Hernandez 3
Julian Carranza 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Max Arfsten 2
Mohamed Farsi 2
David Accam 2
Tai Baribo 1

Head to Head

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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-09-16 FC Dallas 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2018-09-15 Philadelphia Union 1–4 Montreal Impact FC L 2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2018-08-30 D.C. United SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC37% Draw30% Philadelphia Union33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
67%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
63%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC24% Draw50% Philadelphia Union26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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