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Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus

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Columbus Crew's next match is v New England at 00:30 on Sunday 13th October
Philadelphia Union's next match is v Cincinnati at 23:00 on Saturday 19th October
The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Columbus and Philadelphia was on Sunday 6th October 2024
American Major League Soccer
October 6th 2024
Columbus 3
2 Philadelphia
 
J. Hernández Suárez 4'25' N. Harriel
M. Farsi 41'78' J. McGlynn
J. Hernández Suárez 76'
 
COL
PHI
Shots On
10
6
Shots Off
5
4
Corners
9
2
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
9
6
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
ColumbusPhiladelphia
 
P. Schulte
M. Amundsen
M. Farsifootball icon (M. Arfsten 73')
D. Jones
Y. Cheberko
M. Herrera Mansilla
D. Nagbe (D. Jones 61')
D. Chambost (A. Măţan 81')
D. Rossi Marachlian (A. Jackson 73')
J. Hernández Suárezfootball iconfootball icon
C. Ramírez
A. Blake
J. Elliott
J. Glesnes
K. Wagner
football iconN. Harriel
(J. McGlynn 73') L. Flach
(A. Bedoya 66') D. Jean Jacques
D. Gazdag
M. Uhre
T. Baribo
Q. Sullivan
Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

KickOff's prediction and odds from the bookmakers suggest that this Major League Soccer showdown should present fine viewing for neutrals in the ground, with at least 3 goals to scored in the match. As both sides are unconvincing in the WDW market given their recent form, we're going with the stats and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point strongly towards over 2.5 goals being the best bet here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Columbus
48%
7/10
8%
4/6
8%
Draw
21%
10/3
4%
3/1
5%
Philadelphia
31%
16/5
12%
27/10
15%
Columbus 2-1
8%
8/1
6%
7/1
7%
Draw 1-1
8%
17/215/2
Draw 2-2
7%
11/1
8%
9/1
9%
Philadelphia 2-1
7%
14/110/1
15%
Columbus 3-1
6%
11/1
9%
9/1
5%
Columbus 3-2
5%
16/112/1
Columbus 2-0
5%
11/1
20%
9/1
11%
Columbus 1-0
5%
12/1
18%
9/1
5%
Philadelphia 3-2
4%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Philadelphia 1-0
4%
20/114/1
Philadelphia 3-1
4%
28/1
15%
18/1
17%
Columbus 3-0
4%
14/1
15%
12/1
18%
Philadelphia 2-0
3%
28/118/1
10%
Columbus 4-1
3%
20/1
11%
14/1
Draw 3-3
3%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
73%
4/11
6%
7/20
4%
Under 2.5 Goals
27%
21/10
15%
7/4
5%
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/9
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
13/8
5%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
22/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
72%
4/9
4%
4/9
4%
BTTS - No
28%
13/8
5%
13/8
9%
BTTS - Home Win
32%
7/413/8
1%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
5%
18/5
8%
BTTS - Away Win
21%
5/1
14%
9/2
15%
Home/draw
69%
2/9
3%
1/4
6%
Away/draw
52%
11/10
9%
11/10
9%
Home/away
79%
1/5
2%
1/5
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
1/10
2%
1/10
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
11%
6/1
17%
9/2
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
53%
5/6
9%
10/11
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
47%
5/6
6%
3/4
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
33%
2/1
14%
19/10
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
67%
4/11
5%
1/3
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
18%
9/2
15%
4/1
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
82%
1/7
3%
1/8
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/801/1000
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
22/1
10%
14/1
15%
Home DNB
62%
1/3
6%
1/3
6%
Away DNB
46%
9/4
13%
2/1
17%
Columbus win to nil
16%
3/1
18%
-
Philadelphia win to nil
10%
10/1-
Columbus / Columbus
30%
8/5
8%
6/4
9%
Columbus / Philadelphia
3%
25/1
10%
22/1
12%
Columbus / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
Draw / Columbus
15%
4/1
5%
4/1
9%
Draw / Philadelphia
9%
9/1
9%
8/1
10%
Draw / Draw
11%
13/26/1
Philadelphia / Columbus
5%
16/114/1
Philadelphia / Philadelphia
14%
11/2
19%
5/1
14%
Philadelphia / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win form
Columbus 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Columbus2 - 3Miami
Columbus4 - 3Orlando
Columbus0 - 4Seattle
Columbus4 - 2NY City
Columbus1 - 1Charlotte
Columbus4 - 0Toronto
Columbus2 - 0Nashville
Columbus4 - 0Sporting KC
Columbus1 - 2Cincinnati
Columbus0 - 0Montreal
Columbus2 - 2Portland
Columbus1 - 1DC United
Columbus3 - 0NY Red Bulls
Columbus2 - 1Chicago
Columbus1 - 0Atlanta
Columbus2 - 1LAFC
Columbus4 - 2Atlanta
Columbus2 - 0Atlanta
Columbus2 - 1Montreal
Columbus1 - 1Philadelphia
Goals: Scored
49
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColumbus2 - 3Miami
AColumbus2 - 2DC United
HColumbus4 - 3Orlando
AColumbus2 - 0Toronto
AColumbus0 - 0Cincinnati
HColumbus0 - 4Seattle
HColumbus4 - 2NY City
AColumbus1 - 0Philadelphia
AColumbus1 - 2Atlanta
HColumbus1 - 1Charlotte
AColumbus5 - 1LAFC
HColumbus4 - 0Toronto
HColumbus2 - 0Nashville
AColumbus5 - 1New England
HColumbus4 - 0Sporting KC
AColumbus1 - 2Miami
AColumbus3 - 2NY City
AColumbus2 - 0Orlando
AColumbus3 - 1Chicago
AColumbus3 - 1Montreal
Philadelphia 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Orlando2 - 1Philadelphia
NY City1 - 5Philadelphia
Miami3 - 1Philadelphia
NY Red Bulls0 - 2Philadelphia
Toronto2 - 1Philadelphia
Chicago4 - 3Philadelphia
Montreal4 - 2Philadelphia
Cincinnati4 - 3Philadelphia
Charlotte0 - 0Philadelphia
New England0 - 3Philadelphia
DC United2 - 2Philadelphia
Atlanta2 - 2Philadelphia
Nashville1 - 2Philadelphia
Portland1 - 3Philadelphia
Austin2 - 2Philadelphia
Sporting KC1 - 1Philadelphia
New England0 - 0Philadelphia
New England2 - 1Philadelphia
Columbus1 - 1Philadelphia
Charlotte2 - 2Philadelphia
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APhiladelphia1 - 2Orlando
HPhiladelphia1 - 1Atlanta
HPhiladelphia4 - 0DC United
APhiladelphia5 - 1NY City
APhiladelphia1 - 3Miami
APhiladelphia2 - 0NY Red Bulls
HPhiladelphia0 - 1Columbus
HPhiladelphia3 - 0Nashville
HPhiladelphia5 - 1New England
APhiladelphia1 - 2Toronto
HPhiladelphia0 - 0NY Red Bulls
APhiladelphia3 - 4Chicago
APhiladelphia2 - 4Montreal
HPhiladelphia0 - 2Charlotte
APhiladelphia3 - 4Cincinnati
HPhiladelphia1 - 2Miami
HPhiladelphia2 - 2Montreal
HPhiladelphia0 - 0Toronto
APhiladelphia0 - 0Charlotte
APhiladelphia3 - 0New England
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Columbus have drawn with Philadelphia in 3 consecutive home league meetings
8
Columbus have not lost to Philadelphia in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Columbus since 2018
Columbus
Philadelphia
Goals: Scored
7
2
Games: Scored
5 / 8
2 / 8
Clean sheets
6 / 8
3 / 8
COL
4
D
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Columbus
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Columbus2 - 1
Columbus1 - 0
Columbus2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Columbus1 - 0
League games at Philadelphia since 2018
Philadelphia
Columbus
Goals: Scored
12
2
Games: Scored
5 / 7
2 / 7
Clean sheets
5 / 7
2 / 7
COL
1
D
1
PHI
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Philadelphia
0 - 1Columbus
Philadelphia4 - 1
Philadelphia1 - 0
Philadelphia3 - 0
Philadelphia1 - 0
Philadelphia3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Columbus Crew's forwards have been excellent of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 4 consecutive Major League Soccer games. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Sunday morning.

Philadelphia Union have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Major League Soccer outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Columbus Crew on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Columbus 2nd Philadelphia 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that Columbus will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Philadelphia will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Columbus’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+26
Philadelphia have scored 26% more goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2024/2024 season
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Columbus
PG (predicted goals)
Philadelphia
2.1
1.7
Attack rating
4%
better
COL
PHI
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Games scored26
27
Failed to score5
5
Scored first17
15
Goals scored62
59
Avg. goals scored2
1.8
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
16
Avg. XG for1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
20%
better
COL
PHI
view stats
Games conceded20
24
Clean sheets11
8
Conceded first11
14
Goals conceded36
50
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+20%

Columbus v Philadelphia Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291996
D RossiC HernándezC HernándezM Amundsen
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Schulte GLK27
4
-
D Jones DEF81
-
Y Cheberko DEF23
4
-
M Amundsen DEF292
6
-
M Farsi MID2742
1
-
D Chambost MID82
-
D Nagbe MID281
2
-
A Herrera MID81
1
-
C Ramirez MID2384
-
D Rossi MID32128
4
-
C Hernández FWD26199
3
1
Subs
N Hagen GLK3
-
A González GLK1
1
D Jones MID16
2
1
A Jackson MID71
-
Y Yeboah MID2315
3
-
T Habroune MID5
1
-
A Matan MID2512
2
-
M Arfsten MID2945
1
-
J Russell-Rowe FWD2051
-
Philadelphia Major League Soccer squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3117117
K WagnerD GazdagK WagnerJ Elliott
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Blake GLK13
1
-
N Harriel DEF2824
4
-
J Glesnes DEF3122
3
-
J Elliott DEF272
6
1
K Wagner DEF33111
6
-
Q Sullivan MID3349
4
-
D Jacques MID7
-
L Flach MID223
2
-
D Gazdag MID29172
6
-
M Uhre FWD29105
5
-
T Baribo FWD1992
1
-
Subs
A. Rick GLK6
-
O Mbaizo DEF211
-
C. Sullivan MID2
-
A Bedoya MID2922
5
-
J Rafanello MID101
-
J McGlynn MID2944
3
-
J Bueno MID143
-
S Adeniran FWD6
-
C Donovan FWD171
-