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Columbus Crew vs DC United: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 5Kick-off on May 8, 2021 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
3-1
DC United

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs DC United?

Columbus Crew won 3-1 on May 8, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 20′L. ZelarayánColumbus Crew
  • 63′F. BrillantColumbus Crew (o.g.)
  • 82′O. KamaraDC United
  • 83′T. AlfaroColumbus Crew (o.g.)

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 99B. Wright-Phillips
  1. 12L. Díaz
  2. 8Artur
  3. 10L. Zelarayán
  1. 6D. Nagbe
  2. 7Pedro Santos
  1. 14W. Francis
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 1E. Room

DC United

3-1-4-2
  1. 16A. Perez
  2. 17K. Smith
  1. 27M. Nyeman
  2. 11Y. Asad
  3. 5J. Moreno
  4. 10É. Flores
  1. 31J. Gressel
  1. 93T. Alfaro
  2. 14A. Najar
  3. 13F. Brillant
  1. 1C. Seitz
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; DC United have 4, 2 and 9.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 6, 2021Monterrey(away)0-3CONCACAF Champions League
May 1, 2021CF Montreal(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Apr 29, 2021Monterrey(home)2-2CONCACAF Champions League
Apr 18, 2021Philadelphia Union(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Apr 16, 2021Real Estelí(home)1-0CONCACAF Champions League
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 2, 2021San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Apr 25, 2021New England Revolution(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2021New York City FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Apr 10, 2021New York Red Bulls(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Nov 8, 2020CF Montreal(home)2-3Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Columbus Crew win, 1 draw, 4 DC United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 29, 2020DC United 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 5, 2019DC United 3-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Apr 24, 2019Columbus Crew 0-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Nov 2, 2018DC United 3-3 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Apr 14, 2018DC United 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Mar 24, 2018Columbus Crew 3-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs Columbus Crew on Oct 29, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.2 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.50.976/158/15
DC United1.22.1110/1510/15

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 DC United sit 12th (33 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
12DC United287129364733
13Columbus Crew299515444732

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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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