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

Match Preview

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

New England Revolution 27 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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	New York Red Bulls	27	34
8	Orlando City SC	27	34
9	New York City FC	27	33
10	FC Cincinnati	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	27	45
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

New England Revolution 18 games · Avg 2.6 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New England Revolution launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
5' The 32-year-old Matt Turner has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' New England Revolution has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
15' Pedro Santos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' USA international DeJuan Jones has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' It looks like no one’s ball. New England Revolution is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New England Revolution and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Luis Diaz exits the field as Alexandru Matan enters on 59.
64' Liam Fraser is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New England Revolution tonight.
66' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bradley Wright-Phillips is hanging Gyasi Zardes on the field on 66 minute.
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' A tactical swap from New England Revolution — Tajon Buchanan on, Teal Bunbury off on 68 minutes.
69' The supporters are chanting for Wilfrid Kaptoum. He replaces Maciel on 69 minute.
71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Waylon Francis.
76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
78' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Waylon Francis by Saad Abdul-Salam on 78 minute.
80' Poor challenge from Wilfrid Kaptoum. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
83' The referee has no hesitation. Jon Bell is booked for New England Revolution — Yellow card on 83.
83' The New England Revolution bench stirs into life. Arnor Ingvi Traustason is withdrawn and Adam Buksa gets his opportunity.
86' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Buksa makes it 1-0.
90' Time for substitution for New England Revolution. Gustavo Bou is replaced by Thomas McNamara.
New England Revolution celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

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

1.33 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution46% Draw30% Columbus Crew SC24%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

76%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

54%

New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution31% Draw52% Columbus Crew SC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13.4%

2 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	24%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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