New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 16 May 2021 · 22:00 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 71' Waylon Francis

Wilfrid Kaptoum 80' Y

Jon Bell 83' Y

Overview

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New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Gillette Stadium.

New England Revolution 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-16 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution 2019-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution 2019-03-09 New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-05-19 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

New England Revolution

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
12 May	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D
08 May	Nashville SC	A	0–2	L
01 May	Atlanta United FC	H	2–1	W
25 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–1	L
18 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
12 May	Toronto FC	A	0–2	L
08 May	D.C. United SC	H	3–1	W
01 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–0	D
18 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
13 Dec	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W

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' We are underway at Gillette Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' New England Revolution have won 404 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Derrick Etienne suffering a number of foals already.
15' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from DeJuan Jones, as he is very good at scoring at Gillette Stadium with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
50' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' 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.
59' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Luis Diaz exits the field as Alexandru Matan enters on 59.
64' New England Revolution are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
66' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Bradley Wright-Phillips comes on to replace Gyasi Zardes.
67' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Fraser is hanging Derrick Etienne on the field on 67 minute.
68' Fresh legs for New England Revolution! Tajon Buchanan comes on to replace Teal Bunbury.
69' Wilfrid Kaptoum has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maciel on 69 minute.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Waylon Francis on 71.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
78' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Saad Abdul-Salam comes on to replace Waylon Francis.
80' Wilfrid Kaptoum was booked on 80.
83' A moment of madness from Jon Bell on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New England Revolution will be frustrated.
83' Adam Buksa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnor Ingvi Traustason on 83 minute.
86' Adam Buksa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
90' The crowd applauds Gustavo Bou as he leaves the pitch. Thomas McNamara steps in for New England Revolution.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

22
Carles Gil
7
Gustavo Bou ↓ Thomas McNamara 90'
25
Arnor Ingvi Traustason ↓ Adam Buksa 83'
2
Andrew Farrell
30
Matt Turner
15
Brandon Bye
10
Teal Bunbury ↓ Tajon Buchanan 68'
8
Matt Polster
24
DeJuan Jones
23
Jon Bell
13
Maciel ↓ Wilfrid Kaptoum 69'

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
22
Derrick Etienne ↓ Liam Fraser 67'
14
Waylon Francis ↓ Saad Abdul-Salam 78'
4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Bradley Wright-Phillips 66'
7
Pedro Santos
8
Artur ↓ Aboubacar Keita 78'
6
Darlington Nagbe
12
Luis Diaz ↓ Alexandru Matan 59'
3
Josh Williams

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	5
Adam Buksa	3
Alexandru Matan	3
Gustavo Bou	2
Diego Rossi	2
Max Arfsten	2
Daniel Gazdag	1
Joshua Williams	1

Head to Head

New England Revolution Form

2021-05-16 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-05-12 Philadelphia Union 1–1 New England Revolution D 2021-05-08 Nashville SC 2–0 New England Revolution L 2021-05-01 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2021-04-25 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-05-16 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.22 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.81 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: New England Revolution or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution44% Draw31% Columbus Crew SC25%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

75%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

56%

New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution30% Draw54% Columbus Crew SC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.5%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.9%

2 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.3%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 2

1.4%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	24%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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