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New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 14 Jul 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
  • Referee Richard Gamache
20 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

8
5
7
New York City FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
11 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W
08 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
01 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–3 L
24 Jun Toronto FC H 2–1 W
09 Jun Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul New York City FC A 0–2 L
08 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–4 L
30 Jun Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
24 Jun Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
13 Jun Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
09 Jun New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D

Season Stats

New York City FC Columbus Crew SC
#10 Position #7
42 Points 47
34 Played 34
10 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 14 / 5 / 15
49 Scored 59
45 Conceded 52
+4 GD +7
1.24 PPG 1.38
29% Win % 41%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ 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 York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC get this one started.
  • 5' 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 Alexander Callens suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Jonathan Mensah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Sweat is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Domenec Torrent will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 70' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hannes Wolf scoring 3 goals.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' Columbus Crew SC have won 461 goals from 303 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Jesus Medina has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • Another three points for New York City FC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Hannes Wolf 5
Lucas Zelarayan 4
Pedro Santos 3
Talles Magno 2
Jesus Medina 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Agustin Ojeda 2

Head to Head

2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC

New York City FC Form

2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-07-11 New York City FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-07-08 New York City FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2018-07-01 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New York City FC L 2018-06-24 New York City FC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2018-06-09 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-06-13 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-06-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC63% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC14%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
37%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC45% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
9%
3 – 0
8%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 25% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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