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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
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

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
#5 Position #10
26 Points 20
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
31 Scored 26
24 Conceded 28
+7 GD -2
1.44 PPG 1.11
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ 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 York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Jonathan Mensah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' 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 Federico Higuain suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Milton Valenzuela has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexander Ring is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' Joshua Williams has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York City FC players.

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
Hannes Wolf 5
Valentin Castellanos 5
Lucas Zelarayan 4
Pedro Santos 3
Daniel Gazdag 2
Agustin Ojeda 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Santiago Rodriguez 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
2 / 4
2.09 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC67% Draw21% Columbus Crew SC12%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
33%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC49% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
13.5%
3 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6.1%
4 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
2.7%
1 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 22% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 24% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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