Football betting preview: Bethlehem Steel with moderate expectations before welcoming Columbus Crew II

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Competition: USA MLS Next Pro
Competition: Sun 28.May
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Subaru Park (19178 seats)

Both Bethlehem Steel and Columbus Crew II are thirsting for points in this game, in spite of the visitors holding a 10 point lead from earlier matches.

Insights:
  • Bethlehem Steel have the most conceded goals (26) in MLS Next Pro
  • Columbus Crew II have the most clean sheets (6) in MLS Next Pro

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 Bethlehem Steel and Columbus Crew II.

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Bethlehem Steel form and stats

The story so far in the MLS Next Pro for Bethlehem Steel at their home stadium (Subaru Park) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The home club members saw a 2-2 draw versus Columbus Crew II last time out and are looking for a win here. Bethlehem Steel salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Columbus Crew II, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Rafanello equalizing.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Crown Legacy that finished 2-2.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 11 latest league matches shows that 10 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

Early season league goal statistics from Bethlehem Steel's 4 home games: {8 goals}, 12 conceded.

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Columbus Crew II form and stats

Playing away, Columbus Crew II, who have the most clean sheets (6) in MLS Next Pro, have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the MLS Next Pro this season.

Columbus has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bethlehem Steel for a 2-2 draw. It looked so good for Columbus Crew II vs Bethlehem Steel, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against New England II wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Columbus are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the previous three meetings): Bethlehem Steel won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Columbus Crew II managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.

Top Goalscorers

Bethlehem SteelS. Stojanovic
S. Stojanovic
4 goals

Bethlehem Steel missing players

Columbus Crew II missing players

Bethlehem Steel Columbus Crew II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 1 6 10
2 0 0 Won W 1 2 6
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 2
5 3 1 Lost L 0 2 2
19 10 3 Scored S 1 5 16
26 14 4 Conceded C 0 6 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
91% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 40%
64% 80% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 30%
27% 40% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
91% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 30%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 50%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
3.5 4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.3 4.1
3.5 3.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 3.5 3.3
2 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
4.9 4.8 16 Shots (avg) S ( 12 3.7 5.5
2.6 2.4 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 2 3.6
66% 83% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 42% 44%
 
5.2 3.4 12 Shots against (avg) S A 9 3.7 4.7
3.4 2.6 8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 1.8 2.5
Key stats in MLS Next Pro this season:
  • All of Bethlehem Steel's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Bethlehem Steel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Bethlehem Steel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bethlehem Steel have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Bethlehem Steel have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have the fewest points (1) at home in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have the most conceded goals (12) at home in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have the most conceded goals (26) in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have the most matches over the total-line (9) in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in MLS Next Pro
  • Bethlehem Steel have yet to win a game at home.
  • Bethlehem Steel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Columbus Crew II have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in MLS Next Pro
  • Columbus Crew II have the fewest scored goals (3) away in MLS Next Pro
  • Columbus Crew II have the most clean sheets (6) in MLS Next Pro
  • Columbus Crew II 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 Crown Legacy 11 8 2 1 24 12 6 4 2 0 13 7 5 4 0 1 11 5 12 26
2 New England II 11 7 1 3 27 22 6 4 1 1 15 8 5 3 0 2 12 14 5 21
3 Columbus Crew II 9 6 1 2 16 8 4 4 0 0 11 2 5 2 1 2 3 4 8 18
4 New York RB II 10 5 3 2 11 8 6 3 1 2 7 6 4 2 2 0 4 2 3 17
5 Orlando City II 10 5 2 3 18 18 5 3 2 0 11 7 5 2 0 3 7 11 0 17
6 Atlanta United II 11 4 3 4 17 15 7 4 1 2 12 7 4 0 2 2 5 8 2 16
7 New York City II 8 4 1 3 16 13 4 3 0 1 10 7 4 1 1 2 5 6 3 14
8 Chicago Fire II 10 2 3 5 12 14 6 1 2 3 4 5 4 1 1 2 8 9 -2 12
9 Inter Miami II 11 3 1 7 14 22 5 2 1 2 10 11 6 1 0 5 4 11 -8 11
10 FC Cincinnati II 8 2 3 3 16 19 5 2 2 1 10 8 3 0 1 2 6 10 -3 10
11 Bethlehem Steel 10 2 3 5 19 26 4 0 1 3 8 12 6 2 2 2 9 12 -7 8
12 Toronto II 10 2 1 7 16 24 4 2 0 2 8 7 6 0 1 5 8 17 -8 8
13 Huntsville City 9 1 3 5 12 16 2 1 0 1 3 3 7 0 3 4 9 13 -4 3