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D.C. United SC vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
D.C. United SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Fri 2 Nov 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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

6
4
8
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-24 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
28 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
21 Oct New York City FC H 3–1 W
17 Oct Toronto FC H 1–0 W
13 Oct FC Dallas H 1–0 W
07 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
28 Oct Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
21 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L
29 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
22 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Columbus Crew SC
#11 Position #12
30 Points 29
26 Played 27
6 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
34 Scored 39
42 Conceded 43
-8 GD -4
1.15 PPG 1.07
23% Win % 30%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. D.C. United SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 285 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 20' Harrison Afful is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 25' Paul Arriola has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Joseph Mora has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • It finishes all square. D.C. United SC and Columbus Crew SC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Zelarayan 7
Christian Benteke 5
Ola Kamara 4
Pedro Santos 3
Fredric Brillant 2
Federico Higuain 2
Yordy Reyna 2
Wayne Rooney 2

Head to Head

2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-24 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-10-17 D.C. United SC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2018-10-13 D.C. United SC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2018-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-10-28 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-10-21 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC45% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
55%
D.C. United SC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC32% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 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

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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