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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 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

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
#5 Position #10
22 Points 16
15 Played 15
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
25 Scored 21
32 Conceded 23
-7 GD -2
1.47 PPG 1.07
40% Win % 27%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ 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' And we are off! New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Tim Parker is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 30' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 100% of all matches.
  • 60' Lalas Abubakar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Hector Jimenez, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Full Time. Columbus Crew SC beats 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
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
1.72 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls42% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
67%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
58%
New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls33% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC27%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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