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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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

7
5
7
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 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
#8 Position #10
19 Points 16
15 Played 15
5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
25 Scored 21
21 Conceded 23
+4 GD -2
1.27 PPG 1.07
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maxime Chanot, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Wil Trapp has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 15' Artur needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Milton Valenzuela has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' United States international Joshua Williams has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 70' Niko Hansen, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Hannes Wolf scoring 3 goals.
  • 80' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • 2-0 the final result. Columbus Crew SC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Christian Ramirez 2
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Talles Magno 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
2.03 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
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
88%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
33%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC48% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14%
1 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.7%
1 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 25% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+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
14% ✓

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