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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Columbus Crew: result 2-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on September 16, 2017 at 11:00 PM (UTC)BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver Whitecaps
2-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Vancouver Whitecaps vs Columbus Crew?

Vancouver Whitecaps and Columbus Crew drew 2-2 on September 16, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 15′F. MonteroVancouver Whitecaps
  • 19′O. KamaraColumbus Crew
  • 63′K. MannehColumbus Crew
  • 90′T. TchaniVancouver Whitecaps

Official lineup for Vancouver Whitecaps vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Vancouver Whitecaps

4-2-3-1
  1. 29Y. Reyna
  1. 12F. Montero
  2. 66Ali Ghazal
  3. 13C. Techera
  1. 16T. Tchani
  2. 20Brek Shea
  1. 28J. Nerwinski
  2. 26T. Parker
  3. 4K. Waston
  4. 2J. Harvey
  1. 1David Ousted Hansen

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 32Pedro Santos
  1. 11O. Kamara
  2. 19K. Manneh
  3. 20W. Trapp
  1. 8M. Abu
  2. 16H. Jimenez
  1. 10F. Higuaín
  2. 17L. Abubakar
  3. 3J. Williams
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 23Z. Steffen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Vancouver Whitecaps have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Columbus Crew have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Vancouver Whitecaps
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 14, 2017Minnesota United FC(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2017Real Salt Lake(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2017Orlando City SC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2017Seattle Sounders(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2017Houston Dynamo(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2017Sporting Kansas City(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2017FC Dallas(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2017Orlando City SC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2017Chicago Fire(home)3-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Vancouver Whitecaps win, 0 draws, 0 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2016Columbus Crew 1-3 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps on Sep 10, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Vancouver Whitecaps score 1.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Vancouver Whitecaps1.91.3310/1511/15
Columbus Crew1.31.339/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st in Major League Soccer (55 points from 30 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 13th (32 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsWestern Conference301677633155
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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