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Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 25Kick-off on November 1, 2020 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
2-1
Philadelphia Union

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union?

Columbus Crew won 2-1 on November 1, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 37′ArturColumbus Crew
  • 57′Jamiro MonteiroPhiladelphia Union (pen.)
  • 84′K. NémethColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 7Pedro Santos
  2. 10L. Zelarayán
  3. 22D. Etienne
  1. 8Artur
  2. 6D. Nagbe
  1. 19M. Valenzuela
  2. 30A. Keita
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 1E. Room

Philadelphia Union

4-3-1-2
  1. 23K. Przybyłko
  2. 17Sergio Santos
  1. 22B. Aaronson
  1. 10Jamiro Monteiro
  2. 3J. Elliott
  3. 11A. Bedoya
  1. 27K. Wagner
  2. 4M. McKenzie
  3. 5J. Glesnes
  4. 15O. Mbaïzo
  1. 12J. Bendik
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Philadelphia Union have 11, 2 and 2.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 29, 2020DC United(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 25, 2020Houston Dynamo(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 19, 2020New York City FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 14, 2020FC Cincinnati(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 7, 2020CF Montreal(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 28, 2020Chicago Fire(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 25, 2020Toronto FC(home)5-0Major League Soccer
Oct 19, 2020New England Revolution(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2020DC United(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 11, 2020CF Montreal(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2020Columbus Crew 1-0 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union on Sep 2, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Philadelphia Union score 2.3 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.51.158/159/15
Philadelphia Union2.30.768/1512/15

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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