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Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Philadelphia Union
0 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 17 Mar 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Peter Manikowski

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
7
8
Philadelphia Union 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
04 Mar New England Revolution H 2–0 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D
10 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 3–2 W
03 Mar Toronto FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Columbus Crew SC
#13 Position #10
16 Points 20
18 Played 18
4 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
25 Scored 26
33 Conceded 28
-8 GD -2
0.89 PPG 1.11
22% Win % 28%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ 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)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Germany international Fabian Herbers has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Max Arfsten scoring 1 goals.
  • 55' Fabinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. C.J. Sapong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.92 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Philadelphia Union or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union35% Draw33% Columbus Crew SC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
68%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
65%
Philadelphia Union or Columbus Crew SC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union21% Draw57% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 3
1.9%
1 – 3
1.9%
3 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 20% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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