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'

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#10	Position	#13
20	Points	16
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
26	Scored	25
28	Conceded	33
-2	GD	-8
1.11	PPG	0.89
28%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ 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

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Fabinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' Fafa Picault has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Federico Higuain, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
50' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
60' 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 C.J. Sapong suffering a number of foals already.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 289 games and scored 484 goals.
70' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Max Arfsten scoring 1 goals.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Hugo Picard	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.27 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC44% Draw30% Philadelphia Union26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

74%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

56%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC29% Draw52% Philadelphia Union19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

13.3%

0 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	23%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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