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San Diego vs Columbus Crew: result 1-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 4Kick-off on March 16, 2025 at 02:30 AM (UTC)

San Diego
1-1
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of San Diego vs Columbus Crew?

San Diego and Columbus Crew drew 1-1 on March 16, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 13′M. ArfstenColumbus Crew
  • 69′O. ValakariSan Diego

Official lineup for San Diego vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

San Diego

4-3-3
  1. 9T. Ángel
  2. 7M. Ingvartsen
  3. 10A. Dreyer
  1. 14L. de la Torre
  2. 6J. Tverskov
  3. 20A. Godoy
  1. 27L. Bombino
  2. 17P. McNair
  3. 97C. McVey
  4. 2W. Kumado
  1. 1C. dos Santos

Columbus Crew

3-4-2-1
  1. 19J. Russell-Rowe
  1. 27M. Arfsten
  2. 10D. Rossi
  1. 12D. Jones
  2. 6D. Nagbe
  3. 7D. Chambost
  4. 23M. Farsi
  1. 18M. Amundsen
  2. 25S. Zawadzki
  3. 21Y. Cheberko
  1. 28P. Schulte
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 6 matches in all competitions, San Diego have 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats; Columbus Crew have 7, 4 and 4.

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

San Diego
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 9, 2025Real Salt Lake(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Mar 2, 2025St. Louis City(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Feb 24, 2025Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Feb 15, 2025New York Red Bulls(home)6-0Friendlies Clubs
Feb 12, 2025Portland Timbers(away)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2025Los Angeles FC(home)2-1CONCACAF Champions League
Mar 8, 2025Houston Dynamo(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2025Los Angeles FC(away)0-3CONCACAF Champions League
Mar 2, 2025New England Revolution(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Feb 23, 2025Chicago Fire(home)4-2Major League Soccer

How many goals should we expect?

San Diego score 2.0 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 6; Columbus Crew score 1.9 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
San Diego2.01.232/64/6
Columbus Crew1.91.539/1510/15

Over the last 6 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

San Diego sit 13th in Major League Soccer (38 points from 33 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 8th (44 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
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8Columbus CrewEastern Conference3313515554944
13San DiegoWestern Conference3391113576238

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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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