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Columbus Crew SC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sat 28 Apr 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

2
2
Columbus Crew SC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
21 Apr New England Revolution H 2–2 D
14 Apr D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
08 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
31 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
24 Mar D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
15 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D
07 Apr Philadelphia Union A 1–1 D
01 Apr New York City FC H 1–2 L
18 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC San Jose Earthquakes
#10 Position #17
16 Points 32
15 Played 15
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
21 Scored 34
23 Conceded 15
-2 GD +19
1.07 PPG 2.13
27% Win % 67%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Columbus Crew SC to score. At the same time, San Jose Earthquakes does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Milton Valenzuela is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 25' Florian Jungwirth has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pedro Santos, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Vako Qazaishvili has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 2-1 the final result. San Jose Earthquakes will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Francisco Calvo 2
Magnus Eriksson 1
Cristian Espinoza 1
Harrison Afful 1
Sean Zawadzki 1
Mike Grella 1

Head to Head

2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-03-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-03-24 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-04-21 Orlando City SC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-04-15 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-04-07 Philadelphia Union 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-04-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 New York City FC L 2018-03-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.56 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or San Jose Earthquakes 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC41% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes35%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
66%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
59%
Columbus Crew SC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC27% Draw43% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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