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DC United vs Columbus Crew: result 3-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on October 20, 2012 at 11:38 PM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
3-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of DC United vs Columbus Crew?

DC United won 3-2 on October 20, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 7′Eddie GavenColumbus Crew
  • 39′N. DeLeonDC United
  • 41′J. ArrietaColumbus Crew
  • 59′Marcelo SaragosaDC United
  • 90′L. NealDC United

Official lineup for DC United vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

  1. 13C. Pontius
  2. 26L. Pajoy
  3. 29Maicón dos Santos Côrrea
  1. 11Marcelo Saragosa
  2. 18N. DeLeon
  3. 23P. Kitchen
  1. 4Brandon Marquee McDonald
  2. 5Dejan Jaković
  3. 14A. Najar
  4. 22C. Korb
  1. 28B. Hamid

Columbus Crew

  1. 9Justin Meram
  2. 25J. Arrieta
  3. 33F. Higuaín
  1. 8Christopher Birchall
  2. 10M. Mirosevic
  3. 12Eddie Gaven
  1. 3J. Williams
  2. 4Carlos Mendes
  3. 5Danny O'Rourke
  4. 21S. Miranda
  1. 30Andy Gruenebaum
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, DC United have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Columbus Crew have 8, 3 and 4.

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

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2012Toronto FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 30, 2012Portland Timbers(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2012Chivas USA(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2012Philadelphia Union(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012New England Revolution(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2012Sporting Kansas City(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2012Philadelphia Union(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2012Chicago Fire(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2012Chivas USA(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)1-3Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 DC United win, 0 draws, 1 Columbus Crew win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 4, 2012DC United 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 21, 2012Columbus Crew 1-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs Columbus Crew on Aug 4, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 1.2 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United1.21.256/157/15
Columbus Crew1.51.4211/159/15

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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