Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew Prediction: Home Advantage versus Psychological Advantage.

Real Salt Lake are in action at home in this round and they take on the Columbus Crew. The Salt Lake were unbeaten in their last 3 league games after playing a draw against Minnesota United last week. And Columbus Crew are in high spirits after progressing into the Concacaf Champions League Semi final during midweek. And in the league, they had back-to-back draws. Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew are going to take on each other and the plan of both sides is to win.

In the last 5 league games, Real Salt Lake had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss while Columbus Crew had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Real Salt Lake is 3rd on the western conference table with 11 points while Columbus Crew are 4th on the eastern conference with 12 points. 

Real Salt Lake have proven to be a tough nut to crack in recent matches. They may not be title contenders but they are up there among the best teams in the league so far this season. They have won 3 games so far in 7 and lost twice during that period and their last game ended in a draw against Minnesota United.

Real Salt Lake were hosted by Minnesota United in the last round and both clubs were able to cancel each other out and end up with a draw. Cristian Arango gave Salt Lake the opening goal in the 24th minute and they maintained the lead until the 86th minute, when Minnesota United finally got the equalizer. And according to stats, Real Salt Lake had 41% possession, 5 shots on target and 6 corner kicks. They also created 1 big chance and hit the woodwork once during the match.

Real Salt Lake has a lot of belief in their abilities and there's a strong chance they can handle Columbus Crew.

Columbus Crew managed to impress in the Concacaf Champions League by knocking out UANL Tigres during the midweek. The game was contested over 2 legs and both legs ended in a 1-1 draw. However, Columbus Crew were able to hold their nerve and won 4-3 on penalties in the second leg. In the league, their results are not excellent but they are still regarded as a decent team.

Columbus Crew hosted DC United in the last MLS game and the game ended in a 1-1 draw at full time. The Crew conceded first in the 61st minute then lost Cucho Hernandez to a red card in the 75th minute, but they managed to grab a goal in the 87th minute through Aidan Morris. The game ended as a draw at full time. According to stats, Columbus Crew had 67% possession, 4 shots on target and 2 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances but missed both.

Columbus Crew are such a resilient team under difficult circumstances. That's what will get them through a challenge against Real Salt Lake.

According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings, Columbus Crew won 8 matches, while Real Salt Lake won 6 and 6 matches ended in a draw.

It's tough to pick an outright winner in this clash because both clubs are tough to break down. Salt Lake have the home advantage but Columbus Crew hold a psychological advantage after their heroics in midweek.

The h2h streaks shows less than 4.5 cards shown in 6 of the last 7 meetings and less than 10.5 corners in 5 of the last 7 meetings between both clubs.

• Under 3 Goals at 1.6 Odds
• Under 3 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 2.07 Odds