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Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 35Kick-off on September 22, 2018 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
2-1
Colorado Rapids

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids?

Columbus Crew won 2-1 on September 22, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 17′G. ZardesColumbus Crew
  • 26′S. GashiColorado Rapids
  • 57′F. HiguaínColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 7Pedro Santos
  2. 8Artur
  3. 6W. Trapp
  1. 9Justin Meram
  2. 10F. Higuaín
  1. 19M. Valenzuela
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 23Z. Steffen

Colorado Rapids

4-3-1-2
  1. 11S. Gashi
  2. 19J. Price
  1. 90E. Martínez
  1. 17D. Serna
  2. 10K. Acosta
  3. 8Johan Lars Blomberg
  1. 27D. Wynne
  2. 94M. Hairston
  3. 4D. Wilson
  4. 5T. Smith
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 20, 2018Portland Timbers(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 16, 2018FC Dallas(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2018New York City FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2018Chicago Fire(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2018Atlanta United FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2018Atlanta United FC(home)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 9, 2018Portland Timbers(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2018Real Salt Lake(home)0-6Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2018Los Angeles FC(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Columbus Crew win, 2 draws, 3 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
Mar 10, 2012Colorado Rapids 2-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Columbus Crew on Jun 4, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.3 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.1 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.31.829/158/15
Colorado Rapids1.11.929/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Columbus Crew sit 13th in Major League Soccer (32 points from 29 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 9th (39 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
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9Colorado RapidsWestern Conference3011613414139
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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