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Columbus Crew vs San Jose Earthquakes: result 2-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 26Kick-off on August 27, 2016 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
2-0
San Jose Earthquakes

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs San Jose Earthquakes?

Columbus Crew won 2-0 on August 27, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 32′E. FinlayColumbus Crew
  • 84′Justin MeramColumbus Crew (pen.)

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs San Jose Earthquakes

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 12Adam Jahn
  1. 20W. Trapp
  2. 13E. Finlay
  3. 9Justin Meram
  1. 8M. Saeid
  2. 6T. Tchani
  1. 24N. Næss
  2. 25H. Afful
  3. 4M. Parkhurst
  4. 3Corey Ashe
  1. 1S. Clark

San Jose Earthquakes

4-4-2
  1. 10H. Goitom
  2. 8C. Wondolowski
  1. 27Abdul-Fatai Alashe
  2. 17D. Cerén
  3. 7Cordell Moses Cato
  4. 91A. Quintero
  1. 49S. Dawkins
  2. 20S. Francis
  3. 5Víctor Salvador Bernárdez Blanco
  4. 32Andrés Roberto Imperiale
  1. 1D. Bingham
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; San Jose Earthquakes have 2, 8 and 5.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2016Philadelphia Union(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2016New England Revolution(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 13, 2016New York City FC(home)3-3Major League Soccer
Jul 31, 2016Toronto FC(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2016Orlando City SC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 25, 2016New England Revolution(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2016Houston Dynamo(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 13, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2016New York City FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2016Houston Dynamo(away)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Columbus Crew wins, 3 draws, 1 San Jose Earthquakes win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 17, 2015San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Apr 13, 2014San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Mar 16, 2013Columbus Crew 1-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
May 20, 2012San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew on May 17, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.7 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; San Jose Earthquakes score 0.7 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.71.8311/1510/15
San Jose Earthquakes0.71.038/154/15

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 San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th (47 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4San Jose EarthquakesWestern Conference291388514147
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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