There has been no shortage of boom and bust for these participants this season, occupying positions near the midsection of the Major League Soccer table. Here's the Cincinnati - Columbus Crew latest:
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both squads have had enough days rest since their previous match. Let's trust this will be an active game!
Cincinnati form and stats
Cincinnati have collected 17 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 4-5-4.
The Cincinnati manager Noonan and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus New York RB (placed 4th). Defender Cameron got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.83/10. Cameron won 7 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Atlanta United that ended 2-2.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 Cincinnati have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 8 and lost 6.
An interesting fact: 9 of the latest 10 league games from this club have had goals from both teams.
A decent goal production from Cincinnati in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.
Columbus Crew form and stats
The visitors are W3-D7-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer. Two points from the last two away games for Columbus Crew, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Columbus's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Atlanta United that finished 2-2. Room had red hot gloves after the game against Atlanta United, shaping the outcome of the game with eight saves made. Hernández, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.21. Hernández scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Colorado Rapids that ended 1-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Columbus Crew playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 3 Columbus Crew wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
After this away game Columbus Crew return home for a Major League Soccer game against Inter Miami. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Columbus Crew have scored 16 goals in 12 league games away. 16 goals have been conceded by Columbus in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Columbus Crew - Cincinnati 2-0. Cincinnati-Columbus Crew H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cincinnati one win, Columbus Crew six wins, three draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). Zardes likes to meet Cincinnati and have scored 9 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 15 goals |  B. Souza da Silva 9 goals |   L. Zelarayán 8 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| Cincinnati | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 43 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| 46 | 22 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 29 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 84% |
| 85% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 58% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 48% |
| 42% | 54% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 28% |
| 23% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 69% | 77% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 52% |
| 15% | 15% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 14.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 13.3 |
| 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 32% | 28% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 34% |
| 13.5 | 12.1 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 13.1 | 11.7 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
- Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 51 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 46 |
| 3 | New York City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | New York RB | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -7 | 36 |
| 6 | Inter Miami | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 36 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | New England | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -2 | 34 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -8 | 32 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Toronto | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 30 |
| 14 | DC United | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -27 | 22 |
