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New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New England Revolution
0 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
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

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

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6
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New England Revolution 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-19 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution

Recent Form

New England Revolution
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
Columbus Crew SC
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
#3 Position #12
46 Points 29
27 Played 27
14 / 4 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
45 Scored 39
36 Conceded 43
+9 GD -4
1.70 PPG 1.07
52% Win % 30%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New England Revolution are 3rd (46 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
7/5
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/4
76+
10/4
■ 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)

New England Revolution
Carles Gil 12 G 4 A
Dor Turgeman 7 G 7 A
Peyton Miller 7 G 4 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Columbus Crew SC gets underway.
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 20' New England Revolution seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Scott Caldwell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' It looks surprising New England Revolution does not make any changes. Jalil Anibaba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New England Revolution needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' USA international Gyasi Zardes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New England Revolution winning 100% of all matches.
  • 65' Luis Argudo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 292 games and scored 437 goals.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lalas Abubakar made 292 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC have won 437 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brad Friedel

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 5
Alexandru Matan 3
Adam Buksa 3
Max Arfsten 2
Carles Gil 2
Dor Turgeman 2
Gustavo Bou 2
Diego Rossi 2

Head to Head

2018-05-19 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution

New England Revolution Form

2018-05-19 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-05-12 New England Revolution 3–2 Toronto FC W 2018-05-05 Montreal Impact FC 4–2 New England Revolution L 2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2018-04-14 New England Revolution 0–1 FC Dallas L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-05-19 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2018-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.32 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution37% Draw30% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
67%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
63%
New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution28% Draw49% Columbus Crew SC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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