Betting preview: SJ Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew should be interesting

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 22:30 (UTC)

Game week two of the Major League Soccer season and the participants have adjusted from insights gained in the first game. Here's the SJ Earthquakes - Columbus Crew guide:

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

This could be an intriguing match with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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SJ Earthquakes form and stats

The season before, SJ Earthquakes's league statistics were 10 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses, results that produced 10th position in the Major League Soccer. Over these 34 matches they scored 46 goals and let in 54. Performing as the host team in the previous season SJ Earthquakes managed 5-5-7 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 24 conceded. SJ Earthquakes's first Major League Soccer home game here ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats from 17 matches.

The Earthquakes crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to New York RB here. The talented striker Espinoza outperformed all the other players in that match and received a match rating of 7.11 out of 10. Espinoza served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 29 successful passes (of 36 total).

In the match before that, SJ Earthquakes hosted Dallas and drew the game 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with SJ Earthquakes perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with SJ Earthquakes as a small favourite), we find twelve games. SJ Earthquakes has won one of these, drawn five and lost six.

SJ Earthquakes has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Columbus Crew form and stats

Let's have a look at how Columbus Crew performed last season in the Major League Soccer: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 8 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 46 and conceded 45 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 9 with 13/23 goals scored/conceded.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Columbus goalkeeper Eloy Room is eager to challenge this, with his 267 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Columbus Crew had fun at their own home last time out, beating Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0. Berry, Díaz, Zelarayán and Junior scored. Midfield player Zelarayán was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.84/10. Zelarayán scored one goal, served one assist, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Columbus Crew playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were one Columbus Crew win, four draws and eight defeats.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between these teams: Earthquakes won three, Columbus Crew triumphed in two and we saw five draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

SJ EarthquakesJ. López Ramírez
J. López Ramírez
1 goals
Columbus CrewL. Zelarayán
L. Zelarayán
1 goals
Columbus CrewL. Díaz Espinoza
L. Díaz Espinoza
1 goals

SJ Earthquakes missing players

Columbus Crew missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SJ Earthquakes Columbus Crew
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 4
3 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
6 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 20
2 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 7
50% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 57%
 
19 19 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 5
8 8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
SJ Earthquakes Last season Columbus Crew
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
10 5   Won W   3 13
11 5   Drew D   5 8
13 7   Lost L   9 13
46 25   Scored S   13 46
54 24   Conceded C   23 45
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 88%
82% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 71%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 56%
35% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 32%
15% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 18%
65% 65%   BTTS BTTS   41% 56%
15% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 24%
26% 24%   Failed to Score F T   53% 32%
 
5.4 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.4
4.3 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.9
2.4 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.5
4 3   Red cards R C   1 1
 
13.4 13.9   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 11.9
4.5 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 4
30% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 34%
 
15 13.1   Shots against (avg) S A   14.5 13.7
4.8 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Austin 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Los Angeles FC 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 LA Galaxy 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Nashville SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Portland Timbers 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Dallas 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Minnesota United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Houston Dynamo 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Real Salt Lake 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seattle Sounders 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
11 SJ Earthquakes 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
12 Sporting KC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
13 Colorado Rapids 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
14 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Colorado Rapids 34 17 10 7 51 35 17 9 7 1 31 14 17 8 3 6 20 21 16 61
2 Seattle Sounders 34 17 9 8 53 33 17 8 5 4 28 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 20 60
3 Sporting KC 34 17 7 10 58 40 17 9 5 3 32 17 17 8 2 7 26 23 18 58
4 Portland Timbers 34 17 4 13 56 52 17 11 2 4 35 22 17 6 2 9 21 30 4 55
5 Minnesota United 34 13 10 11 42 44 17 10 3 4 24 14 17 3 7 7 18 30 -2 49
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 12 13 9 45 45 17 10 3 4 25 17 17 2 10 5 20 28 0 49
7 Real Salt Lake 34 14 6 14 55 54 17 9 4 4 30 21 17 5 2 10 25 33 1 48
8 LA Galaxy 34 13 9 12 50 54 17 8 5 4 29 22 17 5 4 8 21 32 -4 48
9 Los Angeles FC 34 12 9 13 53 51 17 8 6 3 34 23 17 4 3 10 19 28 2 45
10 SJ Earthquakes 34 10 11 13 46 54 17 5 5 7 25 24 17 5 6 6 21 30 -8 41
11 Dallas 34 7 12 15 47 56 17 5 7 5 25 21 17 2 5 10 22 35 -9 33
12 Austin 34 9 4 21 35 56 17 7 2 8 27 25 17 2 2 13 8 31 -21 31
13 Houston Dynamo 34 6 12 16 36 54 17 6 6 5 21 22 17 0 6 11 15 32 -18 30

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Austin 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Los Angeles FC 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 LA Galaxy 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Nashville SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Portland Timbers 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Dallas 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Minnesota United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Houston Dynamo 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Real Salt Lake 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seattle Sounders 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
11 SJ Earthquakes 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
12 Sporting KC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
13 Colorado Rapids 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
14 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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