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New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Mon 12 Nov 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Alan Kelly
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game 7.4 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W
04 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Orlando City SC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W
07 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
30 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov New York Red Bulls A 0–3 L
04 Nov New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
02 Nov D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
28 Oct Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
21 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 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' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Jonathan Mensah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 15' Justin Meram is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kaku is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 45' The 33-year-old Kemar Lawrence has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 283 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Tim Parker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Full Time. New York Red Bulls beats Columbus Crew SC

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.94 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls52% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
77%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
48%
New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls38% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 15% 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% 69%
-1 31% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% 48%
+0.5 77% 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
30%
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15%

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