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Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 30 Jun 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
  • Referee Richard Gamache
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

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

2
2
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #21
20 Points 27
18 Played 17
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
26 Scored 29
28 Conceded 25
-2 GD +4
1.11 PPG 1.59
28% Win % 47%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ 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
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Justen Glad made 283 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Jonathan Mensah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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 Brooks Lennon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Marcelo Silva, a Uruguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aidan Morris 2
Yaw Yeboah 1
Lucas Zelarayan 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Gyasi Zardes 1

Head to Head

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

Columbus Crew SC Form

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 2018-06-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-06-02 Columbus Crew SC 3–3 Toronto FC D 2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-06-24 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-06-10 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.7 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw26% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
54%
Columbus Crew SC or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC33% Draw44% Real Salt Lake23%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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