Columbus Crew next game in the MLS is against DC United and the game will be played at the Lower.com Field. Columbus Crew have failed to win their last 2 games in the MLS and their draw at the CONCACAF Champions League during the midweek doesn't look good. While DC United are looking for some consistency after a poor run in the league.
Columbus Crew's last 5 league results were: DWWLD and DC United's last 5 were: DDLDW.
According to the table, Columbus Crew are in 3rd place on the Eastern Conference table with 11 points in 6 games. While DC United are in 8th place with 9 points in 6 matches.
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The search for a win continues for Columbus Crew since their last win against New York Red Bulls last month. Sinde then they have failed win their last 3 games in all competitions. They recently played a 1-1 draw with Tigres in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Quarter Final.
Columbus Crew last league game was against Nashville SC away from home and the game ended as a draw. Sean Zawadzki put Columbus Crew in the lead in the 16th minute but they conceded twice before the end of the first half. And in the 79th minute Marino Hinestroza equalized to level the scoreline until the end. According to the stats, Columbus Crew had 64% possession, 4 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also created 1 big changed and hit the woodwork once.
The Crew are clearly struggling and a lot of work has to be done to get them back to their best.
DC United
DC United’s start to the season has not been their worst ever but in terms of points acquired they are far behind. In 6 games they have played so far, 3 games have ended in a draw and 1 in a defeat. That's an average stat for any team with serious ambitions.
They managed to defeat CF Montreal last week at home by a single goal. The game was tight until the 84th minute when Pedro Santos finally broke the deadlock to put DC United into the lead. And they held onto the lead until the end of the game. According to the stats, DC United had 44% possession, 6 shots on target and 9 corner kicks. They also had 3 big chances, missed all 3 and hit the woodwork once during the game.
DC United are losing pace already with a major part of the season still ahead and if it continues this way, they might soon be fighting for their lives at the bottom of the table.
Head to Head
In the last 20 meetings between DC United and Columbus Crew, Columbus Crew won 11 while DC United won 7 and they drew 2 matches.
Analysis and Predictions
This is the sort of game that could end either way. Both clubs are low on confidence at the moment and there's no certain reason why one team is preferred over the other.
According to the h2h streaks, Columbus Crew are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings and DC United are without a clean sheet in the last 7. 5 of the last 7 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals scored and Columbus Crew scored first in 4 of the last 5 meetings. The last 7 meetings also ended with less than 10.5 corners.
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