New England are counting on their home fans to assist them to do well in this match with Columbus Crew. Who wins at Gillette Stadium?
- New England have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have yet to win a game away.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Columbus Crew have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-2-2 (win-draw-loss) from six matches.
Columbus Crew have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
This has all the signs of an action-packed fixture with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's get started!
New England form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for New England at their home stadium (Gillette Stadium) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. New England has recorded two wins in a row here at Gillette Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The England followers enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Inter Miami and win 2-0. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Buksa, having scored in three matches in a row. Gil (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.62/10. Gil hit six key passes and had 84 successful passes (of 98 total).
Heartbreak before that as New England lost 2-3 at DC United's place.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier England matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, one draw and one defeat (from four games).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the US Open Cup game versus Cincinnati in only four days. This game is also played here at Gillette Stadium.
New England are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games.
Columbus Crew form and stats
Playing away, Columbus Crew have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Major League Soccer this season.
Columbus Crew have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Eloy Room. It's been 219 minutes since they last conceded in Major League Soccer.
Columbus go into this game after a win, the home game against DC United that ended 3-0. Defender Santos was the best team player with a rating of 8.22. Santos scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 9 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sporting KC.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Columbus Crew playing away, we found five games. Results were one away win, one draw and three home wins.
As opposed to that, Columbus Crew have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for England, three draws and five wins for Columbus Crew. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Zelarayán 4 goals |   C. Gil de Pareja Vicent 3 goals | A. Buksa 3 goals |
New England missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| New England | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 78% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 56% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 67% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 22% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 6.1 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.2 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 15.3 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 35% |
| 11.3 | 9.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.2 | 8 |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
- Columbus Crew have yet to win a game away.
- New England have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Major League Soccer
- New England haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 RB | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Toronto | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | New York City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | New England | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | DC United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
