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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
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 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
#11 Position #7
42 Points 47
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 14 / 5 / 15
48 Scored 59
62 Conceded 52
-14 GD +7
1.24 PPG 1.38
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 13 G 3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 8 G 1 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' New York Red Bulls have won 443 goals from 302 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Justin Meram needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' Panama international Michael Amir Murillo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Gaston Sauro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Full Time. New York Red Bulls beats Columbus Crew SC

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 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 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls49% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC26%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
74%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
51%
New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls35% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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