Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between New England (4th, 37 pts) and Columbus Crew (15th, 20 pts). On recent form Columbus Crew sat only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Columbus Crew ran at 1.41 scored and 1.77 conceded, New England at 1.64 and 1.23.
Columbus Crew had lost three in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Columbus Crew have 3 wins to New England's 3, with 0 draws, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was Lower.com Field, with room for 20,371 spectators. The referee was J. Freemon, with 41 matches in our database and 2.6 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, New England led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Columbus Crew: Brais Méndez (8') · New England: Matt Polster (32'), Dor Turgeman (41'), Carles Gil (79')
Key stats
Possession: Columbus Crew 55% · New England 45% · Total shots: 7-21 · On target: 1-11 · Corners: 5-5