Major League Soccer match prediction and preview for Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union clash

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Sun 29.September
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAPFRE Stadium (24650 seats)

Struggling Columbus Crew will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Philadelphia Union in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Major League Soccer game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at SJ Earthquakes. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Columbus Crew form and stats

The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Columbus Crew at their home stadium (MAPFRE Stadium) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at MAPFRE Stadium, but a victory now would be sweet for Columbus Crew.

The home team returns to MAPFRE Stadium after sharing the points with Vancouver Whitecaps on their last time out; the Major League Soccer game ended 1-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Atlanta United with a 3-1 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Columbus Crew handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W6-D3-L1.

Columbus Crew has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Columbus Crew's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Philadelphia Union form and stats

6-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Philadelphia Union in their Major League Soccer matches away.

Philadelphia Union play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting SJ Earthquakes. A 0-2 defeat away at New York RB before that.

Philadelphia Union are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Philadelphia Union find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 22 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Philadelphia Union have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Columbus Crew and Philadelphia Union have met before this season: Philadelphia Union - Columbus Crew 3-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Columbus Crew won 3, Philadelphia Union won 5 and 2 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

K. Przybyłko
15 goals / 4 assists
G. Zardes
13 goals / 2 assists
Pedro Santos
10 goals / 4 assists

Columbus Crew missing players

Philadelphia Union missing players

Columbus Crew Philadelphia Union
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
32 16 3 Played P 3 16 32
9 5 1 Won W 2 6 16
8 5 1 Drew D 0 3 7
15 6 1 Lost L 1 7 9
37 19 4 Scored S 5 22 57
46 22 3 Conceded C 5 29 46
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
72% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 97%
47% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 59%
34% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 38% 41%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 16%
53% 56% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 62%
12% 19% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 6% 19%
34% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 22%
 
5.6 6.1 9 Corners For (avg) C F 9.3 6 5.4
4.5 5.1 6.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 5.4 4.6
1.7 1.9 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 1.8
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
Key stats This season:
  • All of Philadelphia Union's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Columbus Crew haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Columbus Crew
All US Open Cup Major League Soccer Carolina Challenge Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-08-19 MLS SJ Earthquakes 1 - 1 Columbus Crew
10-08-19 MLS Columbus Crew 2 - 2 Cincinnati
17-08-19 MLS Columbus Crew 2 - 2 Toronto
21-08-19 MLS New York City 1 - 0 Columbus Crew
25-08-19 MLS Cincinnati 1 - 3 Columbus Crew
31-08-19 MLS Columbus Crew 1 - 1 Chicago Fire
14-09-19 MLS Atlanta United 1 - 3 Columbus Crew
21-09-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 Columbus Crew
29-09-19 MLS Columbus Crew 21:00 Philadelphia Union
06-10-19 MLS Toronto 20:00 Columbus Crew
Philadelphia Union
All US Open Cup Major League Soccer Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-08-19 MLS DC United 1 - 5 Philadelphia Union
11-08-19 MLS Philadelphia Union 2 - 1 Houston Dynamo
18-08-19 MLS Chicago Fire 2 - 0 Philadelphia Union
24-08-19 MLS Philadelphia Union 3 - 1 DC United
31-08-19 MLS Philadelphia Union 3 - 1 Atlanta United
14-09-19 MLS Philadelphia Union 1 - 1 Los Angeles FC
22-09-19 MLS New York RB 2 - 0 Philadelphia Union
26-09-19 MLS SJ Earthquakes 1 - 2 Philadelphia Union
29-09-19 MLS Columbus Crew 21:00 Philadelphia Union
06-10-19 MLS Philadelphia Union 20:00 New York City

  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 York City 32 17 10 5 61 39 17 11 5 1 34 16 15 6 5 4 27 23 22 61
2 Philadelphia Union 32 16 7 9 57 46 16 10 4 2 35 17 16 6 3 7 22 29 11 55
3 Atlanta United 32 17 3 12 54 41 16 11 3 2 33 13 16 6 0 10 21 28 13 54
4 DC United 32 13 9 10 42 38 16 7 5 4 25 22 16 6 4 6 17 16 4 48
5 New York RB 32 14 5 13 53 48 16 9 2 5 29 18 16 5 3 8 24 30 5 47
6 Toronto 32 12 10 10 54 50 16 8 4 4 33 26 16 4 6 6 21 24 4 46
7 New England 32 10 12 10 47 54 16 7 4 5 21 19 16 3 8 5 26 35 -7 42
8 Chicago Fire 32 9 11 12 48 43 16 8 6 2 35 16 16 1 5 10 13 27 5 38
9 Montreal Impact 32 11 4 17 43 59 15 7 2 6 19 21 17 4 2 11 24 38 -16 37
10 Orlando City 32 9 9 14 41 46 16 6 3 7 24 24 16 3 6 7 17 22 -5 36
11 Columbus Crew 32 9 8 15 37 46 16 5 5 6 19 22 16 4 3 9 18 24 -9 35
12 Cincinnati 32 6 4 22 30 74 16 3 2 11 14 35 16 3 2 11 16 39 -44 22

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