Real Salt Lake have come here for an interesting fight versus the home team Columbus Crew. Get smart on the match with this in-depth Major League Soccer preview!
- Columbus Crew have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the fewest scored goals (3) in Major League Soccer
It's quite the trip for Real Salt Lake when visiting Columbus Crew as the cities are 2700 kilometers apart.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Columbus Crew form and stats
Perfect Major League Soccer season at home so far for Columbus Crew, who have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Major League Soccer, 2 wins from 2 appearances.
A nice win for Columbus last time playing, versus Atlanta United. That was also a home game and the match ended 6-1 with Morris, Russell-Rowe, Arfsten, Quinton and Ramirez (2) scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Columbus Crew "killed" Atlanta United in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. The gifted forward Ramirez outdid all teammates in that fixture and managed a match rating of 8.4 out of 10. Ramirez scored two goals.
Heartbreak before that as Columbus lost 1-2 at New York RB's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Columbus Crew have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 19 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 4 and lost 5.
At MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus Crew has the goal stats of 8-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
Real Salt Lake are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Major League Soccer, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Home advantage was not enough for Real Salt Lake in their previous game as they lost hosting Saint Louis City, 0-4. Real Salt Lake lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one. Julio, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.4. Julio hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Austin.We have checked recent matches where Salt have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were 3 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats.
Real Salt Lake have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): Columbus Crew won four games, four matches ended in a draw and Real Salt Lake have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Zelarayán 2 goals |  C. Ramírez 2 goals |   J. Glad 2 goals |
Columbus Crew missing players
Real Salt Lake missing players
| Columbus Crew | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 5.2 |
| 2.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 13.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 13.5 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| 58% | 80% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 13% |
| 10.6 | 8.5 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 18.5 | 15.5 |
| 3.2 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7.5 | 7 |
- Columbus Crew have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the fewest scored goals (3) in Major League Soccer
| Columbus Crew | Last season | Real Salt Lake | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 18 | 35 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 18 | 45 | ||
| 41 | 15 | Conceded | C | 32 | 47 | ||
| 85% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 77% | ||
| 53% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 57% | ||
| 29% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 26% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 11% | ||
| 59% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 54% | ||
| 26% | 41% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 29% | ||
| 29% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 29% | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13.2 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 30% | ||
| 11.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 12.7 | ||
| 4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Atlanta United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | New York City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Toronto | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | New York RB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | DC United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
