Columbus Crew vs Minnesota United: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Wed 29.July
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17

The Columbus Crew manager C. Porter attacks this game with the team placed 11th so far. In the visitors dressing room Minnesota United and their manager A. Heath are in 2nd place before this match.

Columbus Crew and Minnesota United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Minnesota United, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

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Columbus Crew form and stats

Overall Major League Soccer stats at home this season for Columbus Crew are 1-0-0 (wins-draw-losses).

The Columbus Crew goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 281 minutes without conceding a goal in the Major League Soccer.

Happy days for Columbus in their previous game, a Major League Soccer match away at Atlanta United that ended with a 1-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting New York RB in a game that was won 2-0.

Andrew Tarbell loved the game against Atlanta United. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Columbus Crew handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and one defeat.

Columbus Crew has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Minnesota United form and stats

Minnesota United are yet to lose a point on their Major League Soccer travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Minnesota United has drawn their two previous away games.

Minnesota are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Colorado Rapids. A 0-0 draw at Real Salt Lake's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Minnesota have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were five victories, two draws and five defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Minnesota United has managed 8 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Columbus won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Minnesota United has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Top Goalscorers

Columbus CrewG. Zardes
G. Zardes
4 goals
Columbus CrewL. Zelarayán
L. Zelarayán
3 goals
Minnesota UnitedK. Molino
K. Molino
3 goals

Columbus Crew missing players

Minnesota United missing players

Columbus Crew Minnesota United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 2 5 5
4 2 1 Won W 1 3 3
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
9 3 2 Scored S 3 12 12
1 0 0 Conceded C 1 6 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 80%
60% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 80%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 80%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 60%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 20%
20% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 80%
80% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 20%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 20%
 
4.6 5.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.8 4.8
5 4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5 5
2.4 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
52 25 11 Total Shots T S 22 62 62
21 9 3 Shots on Target S O 7 26 26
43% 33% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 46% 46%
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Columbus Crew have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Columbus Crew have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Columbus Crew haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Minnesota United have not yet lost a game.
  • Minnesota United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Columbus Crew have scored home.
Columbus Crew Last season Minnesota United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 35
10 6   Won W   5 15
8 5   Drew D   2 8
16 6   Lost L   10 12
39 21   Scored S   23 53
47 22   Conceded C   30 45
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 91%
71% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 66%
44% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 46%
32% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 29%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 23%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   47% 51%
15% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 31%
35% 24%   Failed to Score F T   41% 26%
 
5.6 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 4.7
4.6 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   7.4 6.1
1.7 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.7
1 1   Red cards R C   3 4
 
382 209   Total Shots T S   189 479
123 69   Shots on Target S O   69 151
32% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting KC 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 6
2 Minnesota United 2 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 3 5 6
3 Atlanta United 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 Colorado Rapids 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
5 Dallas 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
6 Los Angeles FC 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
7 Montreal Impact 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
8 New York RB 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Seattle Sounders 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
10 Toronto 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
11 Columbus Crew 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
12 DC United 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
13 Portland Timbers 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3
14 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
15 Real Salt Lake 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
16 Chicago Fire 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
17 New England 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 LA Galaxy 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
19 Orlando City 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
20 Philadelphia Union 2 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1
21 SJ Earthquakes 2 0 1 1 4 7 2 0 1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 1
22 Houston Dynamo 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
23 Cincinnati 2 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 0
24 Inter Miami 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
25 Nashville SC 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
26 New York City 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0

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