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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
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game 8.2 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
#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' The wait is over. New York Red Bulls get us underway at .
  • 5' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC 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.
  • 15' Tyler Adams has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Jonathan Mensah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pedro Santos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 60' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Armas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Patrick Mullins, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' 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.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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
1.3 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
76%
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
10.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 14% 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% 70%
-1 30% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% 49%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
28%
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15%

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