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Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 2, 2020 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
1-0
Philadelphia Union

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union?

Columbus Crew won 1-0 on September 2, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 55′L. ZelarayánColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-4-2
  1. 11G. Zardes
  2. 34Y. Mokhtar
  1. 8Artur
  2. 10L. Zelarayán
  3. 6D. Nagbe
  4. 7Pedro Santos
  1. 19M. Valenzuela
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 1E. Room

Philadelphia Union

4-3-1-2
  1. 17Sergio Santos
  2. 23K. Przybyłko
  1. 22B. Aaronson
  1. 8J. Martínez
  2. 10Jamiro Monteiro
  3. 11A. Bedoya
  1. 3J. Elliott
  2. 15O. Mbaïzo
  3. 4M. McKenzie
  4. 28R. Gaddis
  1. 18A. Blake
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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, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Philadelphia Union have 7, 3 and 5.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2020FC Cincinnati(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2020New York City FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2020Chicago Fire(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2020Atlanta United FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2020DC United(home)4-1Major League Soccer
Aug 25, 2020New York Red Bulls(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2020New England Revolution(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2020Portland Timbers(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 31, 2020Sporting Kansas City(home)3-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Columbus Crew wins, 2 draws, 2 Philadelphia Union wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2019Columbus Crew 2-0 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
Mar 23, 2019Philadelphia Union 3-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 29, 2018Columbus Crew 0-0 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
May 9, 2018Columbus Crew 1-0 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018Philadelphia Union 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 26, 2017Philadelphia Union 3-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union on Sep 29, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Philadelphia Union score 1.6 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.50.585/154/15
Philadelphia Union1.61.549/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Columbus Crew sit 8th in Major League Soccer (44 points from 33 matches) and Philadelphia Union sit 6th (47 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Philadelphia Union3313812625147
8Columbus Crew3313515554944

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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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