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New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York Red Bulls
2 – 3
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 28 Jul 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Richard Gamache
  • Referee Farhad Dadkho

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

6
4
11
New York Red Bulls 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–3 L
26 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–0 W
21 Jul New England Revolution H 2–0 W
14 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–2 W
08 Jul New York City FC A 0–1 L
01 Jul Toronto FC A 1–0 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
21 Jul Orlando City SC H 3–2 W
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

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew SC
#10 Position #12
33 Points 29
26 Played 27
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
34 Scored 39
48 Conceded 43
-14 GD -4
1.27 PPG 1.07
35% Win % 30%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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 York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Artur has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' 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 Connor Lade suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Luis Robles, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Julian Hall scoring 1 goals.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 291 games and scored 434 goals.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 4
Daniel Royer 4
Pedro Santos 3
Darlington Nagbe 3
Jonathan Mensah 2
Miguel Berry 2
Alex Muyl 2
Cucho Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls Form

2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-07-26 D.C. United SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2018-07-21 New York Red Bulls 2–0 New England Revolution W 2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-07-08 New York City FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2018-07-01 Toronto FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.8 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls41% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
66%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
59%
New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls31% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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