This league campaign has been strenuous for Columbus Crew so far, while Orlando City have taken lots of points. Will the away side claim victory again?
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Columbus and Orlando City.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Columbus Crew form and stats
Columbus Crew have played 15 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Columbus Crew crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to New York RB here in a Major League Soccer match. Steven Moreira, defender, was given a rating of 7.8/10 in that game, top of the team. Moreira hit three key passes and won 10 of 16 duels.
1-1 away at Nashville SC before that.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Columbus handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, two draws and one defeat.
The manager C. Porter will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to DC United in only three days.
A decent goal production from Columbus in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 15 league matches. On the other hand, Columbus Crew have conceded 20 goals.
Orlando City form and stats
4-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Orlando City in their Major League Soccer matches away.
There were no winners in Orlando's previous match, a Major League Soccer home game that ended 2-2 vs New England (placed 1st). Drawing 2-2 against New England after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Ó. Pareja Gómez needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Midfield player Nani was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.8/10. Nani scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 46 successful passes (of 57 total).
A draw for Orlando before that, at their own venue hosting Montreal Impact (1-1).We have checked recent matches where Orlando City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, one draw and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Orlando are hosting Nashville SC in the Major League Soccer only four days away.
Orlando City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Orlando struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent match: Orlando City - Columbus Crew 3-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Columbus Crew victories, one draw and five Orlando City wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Zardes 9 goals |   L. Almeida da Cunha 9 goals |  L. Zelarayán 8 goals |
Columbus Crew missing players
Orlando City missing players
| Columbus Crew | Orlando City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 38 | 28 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 45 |
| 42 | 20 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 27 | 44 |
| 87% | 87% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 68% | 87% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 87% | 81% |
| 55% | 80% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 58% |
| 29% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 13% | 19% |
| 55% | 73% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 73% | 68% |
| 23% | 27% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 13% | 26% |
| 35% | 13% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.2 | 13.1 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 41% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | 33% |
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orlando City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 70 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 31 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 49 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 47 |
| 5 | New York City | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 44 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | New York RB | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 43 |
| 9 | DC United | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 41 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 38 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | -15 | 34 |
| 13 | Toronto | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 38 | -25 | 26 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 43 | -31 | 20 |