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New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 19 May 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Geoff Gamble

Head-to-Head

3
6
8
New England Revolution 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–1 L
12 May Toronto FC H 3–2 W
05 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–4 L
28 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
21 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
14 Apr FC Dallas H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May New England Revolution A 1–0 W
12 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
09 May Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
05 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–0 D
28 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
21 Apr New England Revolution H 2–2 D

Season Stats

New England Revolution Columbus Crew SC
#4 Position #10
25 Points 16
14 Played 15
8 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
22 Scored 21
18 Conceded 23
+4 GD -2
1.79 PPG 1.07
57% Win % 27%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution
0-15
2/
16-30
/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/
61-75
1/
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New England Revolution to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New England Revolution that had 281 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' New England Revolution are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Lalas Abubakar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' It looks surprising New England Revolution does not make any changes. Andrew Farrell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New England Revolution side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' USA international Teal Bunbury has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution36% Draw31% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
67%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
64%
New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution26% Draw51% Columbus Crew SC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% 63%
+0.5 69% 31%
+1 69% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
34%
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
30%

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