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Seattle Sounders vs Columbus Crew: result 1-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 8, 2020 at 03:00 AM (UTC)Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Seattle Sounders
1-1
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Seattle Sounders vs Columbus Crew?

Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew drew 1-1 on March 8, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 33′G. ZardesColumbus Crew
  • 79′R. RuidíazSeattle Sounders (pen.)

Official lineup for Seattle Sounders vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Seattle Sounders

4-2-3-1
  1. 13J. Morris
  1. 9R. Ruidíaz
  2. 7C. Roldan
  3. 11M. Ibarra
  1. 6João Paulo
  2. 4G. Svensson
  1. 3X. Arreaga
  2. 28Y. Gómez
  3. 33J. Jones
  4. 18K. Leerdam
  1. 24S. Frei

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 12L. Díaz
  2. 8Artur
  3. 10L. Zelarayán
  1. 6D. Nagbe
  2. 7Pedro Santos
  1. 30A. Keita
  2. 19M. Valenzuela
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 1E. Room
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Seattle Sounders have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Columbus Crew have 7, 6 and 2.

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

Seattle Sounders
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2020Chicago Fire(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Feb 28, 2020CD Olimpia(home)2-2CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 21, 2020CD Olimpia(away)2-2CONCACAF Champions League
Nov 10, 2019Toronto FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 30, 2019Los Angeles FC(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2020Pittsburgh Riverhounds(away)3-0Friendlies Clubs
Mar 1, 2020New York City FC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Oct 6, 2019Toronto FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2019Philadelphia Union(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2019Vancouver Whitecaps(away)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Seattle Sounders wins, 1 draw, 3 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 6, 2019Columbus Crew 1-2 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
May 5, 2018Seattle Sounders 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 31, 2017Columbus Crew 3-0 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Apr 30, 2016Seattle Sounders 1-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 9, 2015Columbus Crew 3-2 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Mar 30, 2014Seattle Sounders 1-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders on Jul 6, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Seattle Sounders score 2.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Seattle Sounders2.01.349/159/15
Columbus Crew1.71.1310/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Seattle Sounders sit 10th in Major League Soccer (43 points from 33 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 8th (44 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Columbus CrewEastern Conference3313515554944
10Seattle SoundersWestern Conference33111012424543

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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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