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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 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

5
4
11
New York Red Bulls 20 games · Avg 2.8 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
#8 Position #10
25 Points 20
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
29 Scored 26
39 Conceded 28
-10 GD -2
1.39 PPG 1.11
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Tyler Adams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 50' 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 Gyasi Zardes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' Hector Jimenez, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' Denmark international Niko Hansen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' The 33-year-old Sean Davis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Edward Opoku needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

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
Darlington Nagbe 3
Pedro Santos 3
Jonathan Mensah 2
Miguel Berry 2
Cucho Hernandez 2
Alex Muyl 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
1.95 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls41% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC34%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
66%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
59%
New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls32% Draw39% Columbus Crew SC29%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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