Look no further! Here's all you need to know about the Major League Soccer fixture Atlanta United - Columbus Crew!
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals (64) in Major League Soccer
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Columbus Crew's usual surface at their own football field. When appearing on artifical turf Columbus Crew have performed like this: Played eight matches resulting in 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 17-14 (scored/conceded).
It's quite the trip for Columbus Crew when visiting Atlanta United as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Atlanta nor Columbus Crew as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Atlanta United form and stats
Atlanta United are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 16 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Atlanta United lost their last game at Philadelphia Union (placed 3rd) after a 2-3 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after collecting points through four league fixtures. Robinson, defender, was given a rating of 7.14/10 in that game, top of the team. Robinson won 4 of 4 duels.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against CF Montréal.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Atlanta United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 6 and lost 2.
Some stats: A review of the 10 latest league matches shows that 8 of them had at least one goal from each side.
Atlanta United are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (41 goals in 16 games). Atlanta have conceded 20 in these home matches.
Columbus Crew form and stats
Columbus Crew have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 4-4-8 (16 played).
Two trips in a row for Columbus Crew, whose manager Nancy could celebrate last time after the win against New England. Attacker Rossi got a player rating of 8.52 in the game. "Man of the match" Rossi scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Philadelphia Union.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Columbus Crew in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Columbus Crew, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 15 of this club's last 20 league fixtures.
Columbus are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 16 away games so far. Columbus Crew's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 31 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Columbus Crew - Atlanta 6-1. Atlanta United-Columbus Crew H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Atlanta United two wins, Columbus Crew seven wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  G. Giakoumakis 15 goals |   J. Hernández Suárez 14 goals |  T. Almada 11 goals |
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| Atlanta United | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 63 | 41 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 25 | 64 |
| 50 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 31 | 44 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 72% | 81% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 59% |
| 50% | 56% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 38% |
| 22% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 25% |
| 72% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 81% | 69% |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 25% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 15.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.8 | 14.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 38% | 45% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 37% |
| 12.1 | 9.9 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.9 | 10.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
- Atlanta United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlanta United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Atlanta United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Atlanta United have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals (41) at home in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals (25) away in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals (64) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the the best goal difference (+20) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 65 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 57 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 54 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 53 |
| 5 | New England | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 52 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 50 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 49 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 45 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -9 | 40 |
| 9 | New York City | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 38 |
| 10 | CF Montréal | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 49 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 38 | -18 | 38 |
| 11 | DC United | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -6 | 37 |
| 12 | New York RB | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -10 | 36 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Toronto | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 34 | -28 | 22 |
