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 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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	#7
58	Points	47
34	Played	34
18 / 4 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
55	Scored	59
47	Conceded	52
+8	GD	+7
1.71	PPG	1.38
53%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New England Revolution are 3rd (58 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution

0-15

5/5

16-30

4/2

31-45

9/6

46-60

9/3

61-75

2/8

76+

12/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New England Revolution

Carles Gil	13 G	7 A
Dor Turgeman	12 G	7 A
Peyton Miller	7 G	7 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! New England Revolution welcome Columbus Crew SC for this crunch clash at Gillette Stadium.
5' Matt Turner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New England Revolution side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' 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.
20' 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.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eloy Room, as he is very good at scoring at Gillette Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' New England Revolution are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' The 33-year-old Matt Polster has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' New England Revolution are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
59' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Luis Diaz departs to be replaced by Alexandru Matan.
64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 302 games and scored 457 goals.
66' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Gyasi Zardes trudges off to be replaced by Bradley Wright-Phillips on 66 minutes.
67' The supporters are chanting for Liam Fraser. He replaces Derrick Etienne on 67 minute.
68' Tajon Buchanan is replacing Teal Bunbury for the New England Revolution side.
69' The crowd applauds Maciel as he leaves the pitch. Wilfrid Kaptoum steps in for New England Revolution.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Waylon Francis on 71.
76' With 5 assists to his name this season, Carles Gil is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
78' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Saad Abdul-Salam comes on to replace Waylon Francis.
80' The referee calls foul for Wilfrid Kaptoum. He receives a Yellow card.
83' The referee calls foul for Jon Bell. He receives a Yellow card.
83' Fresh legs for New England Revolution! Adam Buksa comes on to replace Arnor Ingvi Traustason.
86' A stunning finish from Adam Buksa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' A tactical swap from New England Revolution — Thomas McNamara on, Gustavo Bou off on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — New England Revolution 1-0 Columbus Crew SC. Honours even.

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
Carles Gil	2
Dor Turgeman	2
Gustavo Bou	2
Diego Rossi	2
Max Arfsten	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

1.26 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: New England Revolution or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution42% Draw30% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

72%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

58%

New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution28% Draw51% Columbus Crew SC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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