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Columbus Crew v SJ Earthquakes : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Lower.com Field, Columbus

Wilfried Nancy welcomes Bruce Arena to the Lower.com Field on Sunday morning, as their Columbus Crew and SJ Earthquakes troops do battle in the Major League Soccer. Analysing both clubs' last 20 Major League Soccer matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.

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Columbus Crew's next match is v Philadelphia at 00:30 on Sunday 11th May
SJ Earthquakes's next match is v Colorado at 02:30 on Sunday 11th May
The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Columbus and San Jose was on Sunday 27th April 2025
American Major League Soccer
April 27th 2025
Columbus 2
1 San Jose
 
S. Zawadzki 28'40' J. Martínez
M. Arfsten 62'
 
COL
SJE
Shots On
3
6
Shots Off
8
6
Corners
7
2
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
6
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
ColumbusSan Jose
 
P. Schulte
M. Amundsen
S. Moreira
D. Nagbe
M. Farsi
D. Rossi Marachlian
S. Zawadzkifootball icon
D. Gazdag
D. Chambost
J. Russell-Rowe (A. Jackson 54')
M. Arfstenfootball icon
D. de Sousa Brito
D. Munie
M. Floriani
(D. Jones 65') V. Costa De Brito
D. Romney
(N. Tsakiris 75') I. Harkes
(M. Kaye 75') B. Leroux
(P. Judd 46') football iconJ. Martínez
C. Espinoza
C. Arango Duque
(O. Bouda 65') A. Pellegrino

Best Tip: Columbus to win

Having examined the bookies' odds and collated stats regarding the two teams ahead of this Major League Soccer game, a bet on win / draw / win for Columbus to win and delight their home supporters is our recommendation. We predict they will overpower San Jose, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have a track record of doing so. There could be some bumps along the way, but Columbus to win is the bet come Sunday morning.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Columbus are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 65% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.50.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Columbus
65%
9/20
24%
-
Draw
18%
15/4
36%
-
San Jose
17%
5/1
50%
-
Columbus 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
Columbus 2-0
8%
9/1
11%
-
Draw 1-1
8%
9/1
54%
-
Columbus 3-1
8%
10/1
27%
-
Columbus 1-0
7%
12/1
73%
-
Columbus 3-0
6%
11/1
20%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
-
Columbus 4-1
5%
16/1
41%
-
San Jose 2-1
5%
18/1
46%
-
Columbus 3-2
5%
16/1
35%
-
Columbus 4-0
4%
18/1
44%
-
San Jose 1-0
3%
25/1
117%
-
Columbus 4-2
3%
25/1
37%
-
Draw 0-0
3%
22/1
109%
-
Columbus 5-1
2%
28/1
43%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
70%
4/11
26%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
30%
21/10
59%
-
Home 1st Goal
56%
1/3
15%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
9/4
24%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
22/1
109%
-
BTTS - Yes
63%
1/2
14%
-
BTTS - No
37%
6/4
25%
-
BTTS - Home Win
37%
7/5
36%
-
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/2
22%
-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
15/2
13%
-
Home/draw
83%
1/8
8%
-
Away/draw
35%
13/8
43%
-
Home/away
82%
2/11
9%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
1/10
12%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
6/1
87%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
49%
5/6
44%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
51%
5/6
38%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
30%
2/1
50%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
70%
4/11
21%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
16%
9/2
58%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
84%
1/7
10%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/80
4%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
22/1
109%
-
Home DNB
78%
1/6
14%
-
Away DNB
30%
4/1
67%
-
Columbus win to nil
28%
9/4
4%
-
San Jose win to nil
6%
14/1
114%
-
Columbus / Columbus
39%
11/10
32%
-
Columbus / San Jose
2%
33/1-
Columbus / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Columbus
17%
15/4-
Draw / San Jose
6%
12/1
53%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2
55%
-
San Jose / Columbus
5%
14/1
35%
-
San Jose / San Jose
9%
9/1
54%
-
San Jose / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win form
Columbus 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Columbus0 - 1Miami
Columbus2 - 1Montreal
Columbus0 - 0NY City
Columbus0 - 0Houston
Columbus4 - 2Chicago
Columbus0 - 1NY Red Bulls
Columbus4 - 0New England
Columbus3 - 2Philadelphia
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
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColumbus0 - 1Miami
AColumbus2 - 1Saint Louis City
HColumbus2 - 1Montreal
AColumbus2 - 1DC United
HColumbus0 - 0NY City
AColumbus1 - 1San Diego
HColumbus0 - 0Houston
AColumbus1 - 0New England
HColumbus4 - 2Chicago
AColumbus2 - 2NY Red Bulls
HColumbus0 - 1NY Red Bulls
AColumbus3 - 2NY Red Bulls
HColumbus4 - 0New England
HColumbus3 - 2Philadelphia
HColumbus2 - 3Miami
AColumbus2 - 2DC United
HColumbus4 - 3Orlando
AColumbus2 - 0Toronto
AColumbus0 - 0Cincinnati
HColumbus0 - 4Seattle
San Jose
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
53
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
D
2
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
LAFC2 - 1San Jose
Charlotte4 - 1San Jose
Sporting KC1 - 2San Jose
LAFC3 - 1San Jose
Montreal3 - 0San Jose
Seattle2 - 2San Jose
Vancouver2 - 0San Jose
Salt Lake0 - 2San Jose
Minnesota2 - 0San Jose
Saint Louis City2 - 0San Jose
LAFC6 - 2San Jose
NY City5 - 1San Jose
Portland4 - 2San Jose
Colorado2 - 3San Jose
Nashville1 - 1San Jose
LA Galaxy4 - 3San Jose
Austin4 - 3San Jose
Houston2 - 1San Jose
Sporting KC2 - 1San Jose
Dallas2 - 1San Jose
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSan Jose3 - 5Sporting KC
ASan Jose1 - 2LAFC
HSan Jose6 - 1DC United
HSan Jose1 - 1Seattle
ASan Jose1 - 4Charlotte
HSan Jose1 - 2Colorado
HSan Jose0 - 1Minnesota
ASan Jose2 - 1Sporting KC
HSan Jose4 - 0Salt Lake
ASan Jose1 - 3LAFC
HSan Jose0 - 1Salt Lake
HSan Jose3 - 2Dallas
ASan Jose0 - 3Montreal
HSan Jose1 - 2Saint Louis City
ASan Jose2 - 2Seattle
ASan Jose0 - 2Vancouver
HSan Jose1 - 2Minnesota
ASan Jose2 - 0Salt Lake
ASan Jose0 - 2Minnesota
HSan Jose0 - 1Houston
Goal Statistics

Columbus Crew's defensive record is very strong, Wilfried Nancy's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive Major League Soccer matches. An average PG rating of 1.2 for SJ Earthquakes makes sense in this context.

Columbus 1st San Jose th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
9%
1
21%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
23%
There is a 70% probability that Columbus will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
9%
4+
There is a 67% probability that San Jose will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Columbus’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+7
San Jose’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
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Columbus
PG (predicted goals)
San Jose
2.4
1.2
Attack rating
COL
SJE
29%
better
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Games scored6
8
Failed to score3
1
Scored first3
4
Goals scored12
19
Avg. goals scored1.3
2.1
Avg. shots per game9
12
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.5
2.2
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
38%
better
COL
SJE
view stats
Games conceded6
8
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded7
17
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded6
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+38%

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Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11634
S ZawadzkiD RossiM ArfstenS Zawadzki
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Schulte GLK10
2
-
M Farsi DEF92
1
-
S Moreira DEF812
1
-
M Amundsen DEF91
1
1
M Arfsten DEF1023
3
-
S Zawadzki MID111
4
-
D Nagbe MID10
-
D Chambost MID1111
1
-
D Rossi FWD1161
1
-
J Russell-Rowe FWD1141
2
-
D Gazdag FWD3
-
Subs
E Bush GLK1
-
C. Ruvalcaba Perez DEF4
-
A Herrera DEF61
-
Y Cheberko DEF9
-
A Jackson MID1121
-
A Sejdic MID2
-
T Habroune MID4
-
D Jones MID1
-
L Lappalainen FWD1
-
San Jose Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11752
D RomneyC ArangoC EspinozaD Romney
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Daniel GLK10
1
-
M. Floriani DEF3
-
D Romney DEF11
2
-
D Munie DEF51
1
-
C Espinoza MID1145
2
-
I Harkes MID11
2
-
A Pellegrino MID811
-
B. Leroux MID1112
1
-
V Costa MID81
2
-
J Martínez FWD962
-
C Arango FWD1171
1
-
Subs
E Jr. GLK2
-
R. Roberts DEF2
-
D Jones DEF22
-
N Lima DEF4
-
Rodrigues DEF911
2
-
M Kaye MID111
2
-
N Tsakiris MID61
-
O Bouda FWD1121
1
-
P Judd FWD8
-
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