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Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 26Kick-off on August 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Union
1-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew?

Columbus Crew won 1-2 on August 30, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 29′Carlos Enrique Valdés ParraPhiladelphia Union
  • 41′J. WilliamsColumbus Crew
  • 90′Eddie GavenColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Philadelphia Union

  1. 9J. McInerney
  2. 44Danny Cruz
  1. 6Gabriel Enrique Gómez Girón
  2. 7Brian Carroll
  3. 13Michael Lahoud
  4. 14Amobi Chidubem Okugo
  5. 21M. Farfán
  1. 2Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra
  2. 15G. Farfán
  3. 25S. Williams
  1. 18Z. MacMath

Columbus Crew

  1. 25J. Arrieta
  2. 33F. Higuaín
  1. 8Christopher Birchall
  2. 10M. Mirosevic
  3. 11Dilaver Duka
  4. 12Eddie Gaven
  1. 3J. Williams
  2. 5Danny O'Rourke
  3. 14Chad Marshall
  4. 21S. Miranda
  1. 28Matthew Tyler Lampson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Philadelphia Union have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Columbus Crew have 7, 3 and 5.

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

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2012Real Salt Lake(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2012DC United(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2012Chicago Fire(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2012CF Montreal(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2012New England Revolution(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 25, 2012New England Revolution(home)4-3Major League Soccer
Aug 22, 2012Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2012Houston Dynamo(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2012DC United(away)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Philadelphia Union win, 0 draws, 0 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2012Philadelphia Union 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew on Apr 14, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Philadelphia Union score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.4 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Philadelphia Union1.51.338/159/15
Columbus Crew1.41.249/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Philadelphia Union sit 6th in Major League Soccer (47 points from 33 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 8th (44 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Philadelphia Union3313812625147
8Columbus Crew3313515554944

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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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