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Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 12, 2017 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
3-1
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew?

Houston Dynamo won 3-1 on March 12, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 2′R. QuiotoHouston Dynamo
  • 35′A. ElisHouston Dynamo
  • 65′E. TorresHouston Dynamo
  • 90′O. KamaraColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-3-3
  1. 17A. Elis
  2. 9E. Torres
  3. 12R. Quioto
  1. 6E. Alexander
  2. 14Alex
  3. 13R. Clark
  1. 15D. Remick
  2. 22Leonardo
  3. 20A. DeLaGarza
  4. 3A. Machado
  1. 1T. Deric

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11O. Kamara
  1. 7Artur
  2. 20W. Trapp
  3. 13E. Finlay
  1. 9Justin Meram
  2. 10F. Higuaín
  1. 24N. Næss
  2. 4J. Mensah
  3. 25H. Afful
  4. 2J. Raitala
  1. 23Z. Steffen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Columbus Crew have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2017Seattle Sounders(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 23, 2016Colorado Rapids(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 16, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 13, 2016Seattle Sounders(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 9, 2016Colorado Rapids(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 4, 2017Chicago Fire(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 23, 2016New York City FC(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Oct 16, 2016New York Red Bulls(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Oct 14, 2016Chicago Fire(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2016Chicago Fire(home)3-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Houston Dynamo wins, 1 draw, 3 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 23, 2016Columbus Crew 1-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Mar 8, 2015Houston Dynamo 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 14, 2014Houston Dynamo 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 23, 2014Columbus Crew 3-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
May 8, 2014Houston Dynamo 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 4, 2013Columbus Crew 2-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Houston Dynamo on Apr 23, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.2 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.7 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.21.3210/156/15
Columbus Crew1.71.849/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (46 points from 29 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 13th (32 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston DynamoWestern Conference291379393746
13Columbus CrewEastern Conference299515444732

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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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