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Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew: result 2-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 24Kick-off on August 20, 2012 at 01:08 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
2-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew?

Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew drew 2-2 on August 20, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 19′Brad DavisHouston Dynamo
  • 33′C. GrossmanColumbus Crew
  • 58′Eddie GavenColumbus Crew
  • 82′Adam MoffatHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 3Calen Carr
  2. 9M. Kandji
  3. 12W. Bruin
  1. 11Brad Davis
  2. 16Adam Moffat
  3. 27B. García
  1. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  2. 26Corey Ashe
  3. 31A. Hainault
  4. 32Bobby Boswell
  1. 1T. Hall

Columbus Crew

  1. 9Justin Meram
  2. 25J. Arrieta
  1. 8Christopher Birchall
  2. 11Dilaver Duka
  3. 12Eddie Gaven
  4. 22C. Grossman
  1. 3J. Williams
  2. 4Carlos Mendes
  3. 14Chad Marshall
  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, Houston Dynamo have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Columbus Crew have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 11, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2012New York Red Bulls(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Jul 28, 2012Toronto FC(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2012CF Montreal(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Jul 19, 2012Sporting Kansas City(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 15, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2012DC United(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2012DC United(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 14, 2012Sporting Kansas City(home)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Houston Dynamo wins, 1 draw, 0 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 21, 2012Columbus Crew 2-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Houston Dynamo on Apr 21, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.71.167/159/15
Columbus Crew1.10.958/156/15

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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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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