New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .
- New England Revolution 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rubiel Vazquez
- Referee David Gantar
- Referee Logan Brown
- Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
- Referee
11 games this season
🟨 2.4/game
⚽ 8.6 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | Columbus Crew SC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 02 Mar | FC Dallas | A | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Oct | Montreal Impact FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Oct | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–4 | L |
| 13 Oct | Orlando City SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Oct | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | New England Revolution | A | 2–0 | W |
| 02 Mar | New York Red Bulls | H | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Nov | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–3 | L |
| 04 Nov | New York Red Bulls | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Nov | D.C. United SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 28 Oct | Minnesota United FC | H | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| New England Revolution | Columbus Crew SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #10 |
| 30 | Points | 20 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 9 / 3 / 6 | W / D / L | 5 / 5 / 8 |
| 28 | Scored | 26 |
| 23 | Conceded | 28 |
| +5 | GD | -2 |
| 1.67 | PPG | 1.11 |
| 50% | Win % | 28% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
32%
Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
New England Revolution this season
21%
Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
Columbus Crew SC this season
New England Revolution are 3rd (30 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New England Revolution
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/–
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
New England Revolution
| Carles Gil | 5 G | 3 A |
Columbus Crew SC
| Diego Rossi | 6 G | 1 A |
| Wessam Abou Ali | 5 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between New England Revolution and Columbus Crew SC is underway.
- 5' It’s high time Brad Friedel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Robinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 26' Gyasi Zardes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
- 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brad Friedel might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 35' Wilfried Zahibo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
- 36' The referee calls foul for Wil Trapp. He receives a Yellow card.
- 41' Columbus Crew SC 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.
- 46' Diego Fagundez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Penilla on 46 minute.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New England Revolution winning 100% of all matches.
- 56' 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.
- 61' Cristian Penilla is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New England Revolution tonight.
- 66' Gaston Sauro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
- 71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
- 74' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Robinho comes on to replace Justin Meram.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pedro Santos.
- 81' Time for substitution for New England Revolution. Scott Caldwell is replaced by Tajon Buchanan.
- 84' Michael Mancienne picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brandon Bye.
- 90' Gyasi Zardes adds to his 0 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
- 90' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hector Jimenez is hanging Pedro Santos on the field on 90 minute.
- It finishes all square. New England Revolution and Columbus Crew SC share the spoils 0-2.
Lineups
New England Revolution Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 28
- 23
- 70
-
6
Scott Caldwell ↓ Tajon Buchanan 81'
-
17
Juan Agudelo ↓ Justin Rennicks 46'
- 19
- 15
- 18
- 10
- 8
Bench
- 27
-
14
Diego Fagundez ↑ 46'
- 3
- 1
- 24
-
11
Tajon Buchanan ↑ 81'
-
12
Justin Rennicks ↑ 46'
Coach
Brad Friedel
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 4
- 25
- 10
- 11
- 6
-
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Hector Jimenez 90'
- 23
- 8
-
9
Justin Meram ↓ Robinho 74'
- 22
Bench
-
18
Robinho ↑ 74'
- 13
-
16
Hector Jimenez ↑ 90'
- 32
- 3
- 1
- 33
Coach
Caleb Porter
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Gyasi Zardes | 5 |
| Adam Buksa | 3 |
| Alexandru Matan | 3 |
| Max Arfsten | 2 |
| Gustavo Bou | 2 |
| Diego Rossi | 2 |
| DeJuan Jones | 1 |
| Lalas Abubakar | 1 |
Head to Head
New England Revolution Form
2019-03-09
New England Revolution
0–2
Columbus Crew SC
L
2019-03-02
FC Dallas
1–1
New England Revolution
D
2018-10-28
New England Revolution
1–0
Montreal Impact FC
W
2018-10-19
Real Salt Lake
4–1
New England Revolution
L
2018-10-13
New England Revolution
2–0
Orlando City SC
W
2018-10-06
Atlanta United FC
2–1
New England Revolution
L
Columbus Crew SC Form
2019-03-09
New England Revolution
0–2
Columbus Crew SC
W
2019-03-02
Columbus Crew SC
1–1
New York Red Bulls
D
2018-11-12
New York Red Bulls
3–0
Columbus Crew SC
L
2018-11-04
Columbus Crew SC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
W
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36
New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24
Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for:
New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Columbus Crew SC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
New England Revolution or Draw
65%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
64%
New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
3%
Asian Handicap — New England Revolution
| Handicap | New England Revolution covers | Push | Columbus Crew SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 11% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 20% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +1 | 67% | 18% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 10% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
26%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.