Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 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 26 44
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

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6
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New England Revolution 18 games · Avg 2.6 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 #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' The wait is over. New England Revolution get us underway at Gillette Stadium.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New England Revolution and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Josh Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Fraser made 288 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New England Revolution needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Milton Valenzuela trudges off to be replaced by Harrison Afful on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 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' What composure from Adam Buksa! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Saad Abdul-Salam on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 70 minute. Miguel Berry leaves to be changed by Isaiah Parente.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Liam Fraser. He replaces Marlon Hairston on 75 minute.
  • 77' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' Teal Bunbury has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gustavo Bou on 82 minute.
  • 87' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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

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
1.71 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution50% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
76%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
50%
New England Revolution or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution36% Draw45% Columbus Crew SC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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