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Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 5Kick-off on March 31, 2018 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
1-2
Vancouver Whitecaps

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

Vancouver Whitecaps won 1-2 on March 31, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 29′G. ZardesColumbus Crew
  • 51′Brek SheaVancouver Whitecaps
  • 78′K. KamaraVancouver Whitecaps

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 9Pedro Santos
  2. 7Artur
  3. 6W. Trapp
  1. 16H. Jimenez
  2. 10F. Higuaín
  1. 17L. Abubakar
  2. 18Cristian Jesús Martínez
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 23Z. Steffen

Vancouver Whitecaps

4-3-3
  1. 7B. Ibini-Isei
  2. 23K. Kamara
  3. 31R. Teibert
  1. 8Felipe Martins
  2. 20Brek Shea
  3. 77J. Mutch
  1. 17Marcel de Jong
  2. 28J. Nerwinski
  3. 18J. Aja
  4. 4K. Waston
  1. 1S. Marinović
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Vancouver Whitecaps have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 24, 2018DC United(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018Philadelphia Union(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2018CF Montreal(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2018Toronto FC(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Nov 30, 2017Toronto FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 25, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018Atlanta United FC(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2018Houston Dynamo(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 4, 2018CF Montreal(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Nov 3, 2017Seattle Sounders(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Columbus Crew wins, 1 draw, 1 Vancouver Whitecaps win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 10, 2016Columbus Crew 1-3 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Columbus Crew on Sep 16, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Vancouver Whitecaps score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.50.967/156/15
Vancouver Whitecaps1.31.357/1510/15

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 Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st (55 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsWestern Conference301677633155
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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