Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2021
New England Revolution
1 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 23:00 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 66' Saad Abdul-Salam
Y 77' Isaiah Parente

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
6
8
New England Revolution 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2021-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution 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

Recent Form

New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
11 Sep New York City FC H 2–1 W
03 Sep Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W
28 Aug New York City FC A 0–2 L
22 Aug FC Cincinnati H 4–1 W
18 Aug D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep New England Revolution A 1–1 D
14 Sep New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
12 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 0–1 L
04 Sep Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
27 Aug FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
21 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L

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)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
21% Clean Sheets
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' The wait is over. New England Revolution get us underway at Gillette Stadium.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Saad Abdul-Salam is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Henry Kessler has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 23 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Carles Gil is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Farrell, as he is very good at scoring at Gillette Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruce Arena might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Milton Valenzuela as he leaves the pitch. Harrison Afful steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' The 30-year-old Brandon Bye has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Gyasi Zardes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 61' Erik Hurtado is replacing Alexandru Matan for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 62' GOAL! Adam Buksa scores on 62.
  • 66' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Saad Abdul-Salam gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Miguel Berry trudges off to be replaced by Isaiah Parente on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Marlon Hairston by Liam Fraser on 75 minute.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Isaiah Parente.
  • 82' New England Revolution make a change. Gustavo Bou trudges off to be replaced by Teal Bunbury on 82 minutes.
  • 87' New England Revolution currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 5
Adam Buksa 3
Alexandru Matan 3
Gustavo Bou 2
Diego Rossi 2
Max Arfsten 2
Cristian Penilla 1
Leonardo Campana 1

Head to Head

2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2021-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution 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

New England Revolution Form

2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-09-11 New England Revolution 2–1 New York City FC W 2021-09-03 Philadelphia Union 0–1 New England Revolution W 2021-08-28 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution L 2021-08-22 New England Revolution 4–1 FC Cincinnati W 2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-09-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-12 Internacional CF Miami 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.62 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution49% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
75%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
51%
New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution34% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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