Here is all you need to know about the Major League Soccer fixture Columbus Crew - Seattle Sounders!
- Columbus Crew is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Major League Soccer
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 Seattle Sounders.
It's quite the trip for Seattle Sounders when visiting Columbus as the cities are 3800 kilometers apart.
Columbus Crew form and stats
4-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Columbus Crew so far this season. It's trouble wherever Columbus Crew are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Columbus haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. P. Santos scored that one.
In their previous game, the manager C. Porter led his Columbus to a defeat in the Major League Soccer match away at New York RB. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Jonathan Mensah, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Mensah won 7 of 11 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chicago Fire (0-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Columbus have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won five, drawn six and lost four.
A decent goal production from Columbus Crew in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Columbus have conceded 12 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Seattle Sounders form and stats
Seattle Sounders's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Seattle Sounders collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the Major League Soccer. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). It’s been three wins in a row for Sounders on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
It's the second away game in a row for Sounders, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Dallas in the Major League Soccer last time out. Will Bruin, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.44. Bruin hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager B. Schmetzer when Raúl Ruidíaz scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Portland Timbers at their stadium, the result 6-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sounders playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were seven Seattle Sounders wins, two draws and four defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Seattle Sounders's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Sounders as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Columbus won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Seattle Sounders managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveColumbus Crew missing players
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| Columbus Crew | Seattle Sounders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 15 | 33 |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 80% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 95% |
| 55% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 70% |
| 45% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 30% | 44% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 20% |
| 15% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 45% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 50% |
| 30% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 45% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 13.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.8 | 12.7 |
| 3.5 | 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 30% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 47% | 38% |
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Columbus Crew have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Seattle Sounders have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Seattle Sounders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Seattle Sounders 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 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | New York City | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | DC United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | New York RB | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 12 | Inter Miami | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 17 |
| 14 | Toronto | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 15 |