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Colorado Rapids vs Columbus Crew: result 3-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 17Kick-off on May 26, 2019 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Colorado Rapids
3-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Colorado Rapids vs Columbus Crew?

Colorado Rapids won 3-2 on May 26, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 23′T. SmithColorado Rapids
  • 28′Pedro SantosColumbus Crew
  • 45′J. LewisColorado Rapids
  • 54′G. ZardesColumbus Crew
  • 89′N. MezquidaColorado Rapids

Official lineup for Colorado Rapids vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colorado Rapids

  1. 7D. Rubio
  2. 11J. Lewis
  3. 23K. Kamara
  1. 10K. Acosta
  2. 19J. Price
  3. 28S. Nicholson
  1. 2K. Rosenberry
  2. 5T. Smith
  3. 13S. Vines
  4. 27D. Wynne
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard

Columbus Crew

  1. 10F. Higuaín
  2. 11G. Zardes
  3. 29David Accam
  1. 6W. Trapp
  2. 7Pedro Santos
  3. 9D. Guzmán
  4. 16H. Jimenez
  1. 4J. Mensah
  2. 22G. Sauro
  3. 28N. Hansen
  1. 23Z. Steffen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Columbus Crew have 5, 1 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 20, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-0Major League Soccer
May 12, 2019Real Salt Lake(home)2-3Major League Soccer
May 4, 2019Vancouver Whitecaps(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Apr 27, 2019Atlanta United FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 20, 2019Chicago Fire(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 19, 2019Minnesota United FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
May 11, 2019Los Angeles FC(home)0-3Major League Soccer
May 8, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(home)3-1Major League Soccer
May 5, 2019DC United(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Apr 28, 2019Houston Dynamo(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Colorado Rapids wins, 2 draws, 2 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 22, 2018Columbus Crew 2-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Jun 4, 2017Colorado Rapids 2-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 14, 2016Columbus Crew 1-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 9, 2015Colorado Rapids 1-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 5, 2014Colorado Rapids 1-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 11, 2013Columbus Crew 0-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids on Sep 22, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Colorado Rapids score 1.4 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 0.8 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colorado Rapids1.42.1310/159/15
Columbus Crew0.81.544/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Colorado Rapids sit 9th in Major League Soccer (38 points from 29 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 13th (32 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Colorado RapidsWestern Conference2911513414138
13Columbus CrewEastern Conference299515444732

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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