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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
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
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

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
#12 Position #19
29 Points 45
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
39 Scored 49
43 Conceded 39
-4 GD +10
1.07 PPG 1.67
30% Win % 48%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (45 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
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
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
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A

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' 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.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' USA international Wil Trapp has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' The 43-year-old Chris Wondolowski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Niko Hansen made 291 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' Pedro Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Magnus Eriksson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Artur, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Andrew Tarbell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

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
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Francisco Calvo 2
Gyasi Zardes 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
1.82 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC47% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes29%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
71%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
53%
Columbus Crew SC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC33% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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