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DC United vs Columbus Crew: result 3-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 31Kick-off on September 28, 2016 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
3-0
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of DC United vs Columbus Crew?

DC United won 3-0 on September 28, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 71′Lloyd Ekow SamDC United
  • 86′L. NeagleDC United
  • 90′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónDC United

Official lineup for DC United vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

4-1-4-1
  1. 16P. Mullins
  1. 12Patrick Nyarko
  2. 11L. Acosta
  3. 26Rob Vincent
  4. 14N. DeLeon
  1. 25J. Jeffrey
  1. 8Lloyd Ekow Sam
  2. 15S. Birnbaum
  3. 2T. Kemp
  4. 32Bobby Boswell
  1. 28B. Hamid

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 17O. Kamara
  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
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, DC United have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats; Columbus Crew have 4, 4 and 7.

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

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 24, 2016Orlando City SC(home)4-1Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2016Chicago Fire(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 11, 2016New York Red Bulls(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 1, 2016New York City FC(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2016Chicago Fire(home)6-2Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 25, 2016New England Revolution(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2016Orlando City SC(away)4-1Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Sep 4, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2016San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 16, 2016Columbus Crew 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Oct 25, 2015Columbus Crew 5-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Sep 19, 2015DC United 1-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 2, 2015DC United 2-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 7, 2014DC United 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Apr 19, 2014Columbus Crew 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs DC United on Jul 16, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 1.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.6 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United1.91.7212/159/15
Columbus Crew1.61.7311/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

DC United sit 12th in Major League Soccer (33 points from 28 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 13th (32 points from 29 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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