Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

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Columbus Crew SC

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Real Salt Lake

Sat 30 Jun 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee Richard Gamache

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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 5 games · Avg 1.6 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
09 Jun	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
02 Jun	Toronto FC	H	3–3	D
27 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–0	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
24 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
10 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
03 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
31 May	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
26 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Real Salt Lake
#7	Position	#24
47	Points	45
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
59	Scored	53
52	Conceded	52
+7	GD	+1
1.38	PPG	1.32
41%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 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

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

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

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Artur, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' Stephen Sunday has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 299 appearances.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Argudo made 302 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' 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.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
65' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
75' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

31
Pablo Ruiz
10
Joao Plata ↑ 61'
22
Aaron Herrera
27
Corey Baird ↑ 68'
13
Nick Besler
20
Luis Silva ↑ 86'
24
Connor Sparrow

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aidan Morris	2
Eduardo Sosa	1
Albert Rusnak	1
Albert Rusnak	1
Gyasi Zardes	1
Eduardo Sosa	1
Sam Johnson	1
Yaw Yeboah	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.88 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC50% Draw25% Real Salt Lake25%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

75%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

50%

Columbus Crew SC or Real Salt Lake

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC37% Draw43% Real Salt Lake20%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake, 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

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

Real Salt Lake 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