Major League Soccer preview and news: Columbus Crew - DC United at MAPFRE Stadium

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 05.March
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: MAPFRE Stadium (20145 seats)

It's only the second game in the Major League Soccer for these contenders. And fresh optimism here at MAPFRE Stadium as Columbus Crew greet DC United. Get smart with this preview!

These teams have little in common geographically as DC United have to travel 3700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This has all the signs of an interesting fixture with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Columbus Crew form and stats

In the previous season, Columbus Crew's league statistics were 10 wins, 16 draws and 8 losses, producing 8th position in the Major League Soccer. In these 34 matches they scored {46 goals} and gave away 41. Performing as the home team in the previous season Columbus Crew delivered 7-6-4 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 15 conceded.

Columbus Crew are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Philadelphia Union. The striker Zelarayán was declared "man of the match" for Columbus Crew with the rating of 7.34/10. Zelarayán dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Heartbreak before that as Columbus lost 1-2 at Orlando City's place.

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DC United form and stats

Let's have a look at how DC United performed last season in the Major League Soccer: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 6 draws and 21 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded {71 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 2 and lost 12 with 14/37 goals scored/conceded.

The supporters enjoyed DC United's previous match versus Toronto (placed 9th), a 3-2 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Rooney when Ku-DiPietro scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute. Midfielder Durkin was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. Durkin hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 2-5 loss hosting Cincinnati before that.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Columbus Crew won three, DC United triumphed in five and we saw two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DC UnitedC. Benteke Liolo
C. Benteke Liolo
1 goals
DC UnitedT. Ku-Dipietro
T. Ku-Dipietro
1 goals
DC UnitedM. Klich
M. Klich
1 goals

Columbus Crew missing players

DC United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Columbus Crew DC United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 10
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
14 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 8
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Columbus Crew Last season DC United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
10 7   Won W   3 7
16 6   Drew D   2 6
8 4   Lost L   12 21
46 22   Scored S   14 36
41 15   Conceded C   37 71
85% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 91%
76% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 74%
53% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 62%
29% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 38%
9% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 26%
59% 41%   BTTS BTTS   35% 44%
26% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 18%
29% 35%   Failed to Score F T   59% 47%
 
5 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 4.5
4.6 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 4.7
1.9 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
1 0   Red cards R C   4 5
 
13.2 15.7   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 10.4
4.2 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.3
32% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 32%
 
11.2 9.8   Shots against (avg) S A   16.3 14.7
4 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.4 5.9

  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 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Inter Miami 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Nashville SC 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 DC United 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Atlanta United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 New England 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Orlando City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Toronto 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
10 New York RB 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Charlotte 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 New York City 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
13 Montreal Impact 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
14 Columbus Crew 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
15 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 34 19 10 5 72 26 17 12 5 0 49 9 17 7 5 5 23 17 46 67
2 Montreal Impact 34 20 5 9 63 50 17 9 3 5 30 21 17 11 2 4 33 29 13 65
3 New York RB 34 15 8 11 50 41 17 6 5 6 26 22 17 9 3 5 24 19 9 53
4 New York City 33 15 7 11 57 41 17 10 4 3 37 19 16 5 3 8 18 21 16 52
5 Cincinnati 34 12 13 9 64 56 17 6 6 5 37 27 17 6 7 4 27 29 8 49
6 Orlando City 34 14 6 14 44 53 17 9 0 8 26 28 17 5 6 6 18 25 -9 48
7 Inter Miami 34 14 6 14 47 56 17 10 3 4 34 28 17 4 3 10 13 28 -9 48
8 Columbus Crew 34 10 16 8 46 41 17 7 6 4 22 15 17 3 10 4 24 26 5 46
9 New England 34 10 12 12 47 50 17 7 6 4 22 16 17 3 6 8 25 34 -3 42
10 Charlotte 34 13 3 18 44 52 17 10 1 6 28 16 17 3 2 12 16 36 -8 42
11 Atlanta United 33 10 10 13 48 54 16 8 5 3 30 22 17 2 5 10 17 30 -6 40
12 Chicago Fire 34 10 9 15 39 48 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 21 31 -9 39
13 Toronto 34 9 7 18 49 66 17 7 3 7 30 29 17 2 4 11 19 37 -17 34
14 DC United 34 7 6 21 36 71 17 4 4 9 22 34 17 3 2 12 14 37 -35 27

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Inter Miami 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Nashville SC 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 DC United 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Atlanta United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 New England 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Orlando City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Toronto 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
10 New York RB 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Charlotte 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 New York City 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
13 Montreal Impact 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
14 Columbus Crew 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
15 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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