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Columbus Crew vs New England
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Aug 30, 2026
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Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Carles Gil
1
Goals
1
Assists
9.6
New England
New England
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
New England
New England
Goal!
1-3
Carles Gil 
Carles Gil 
79'·New England
⚽
78'Yellow Card
New England
VAR
75'VAR Decision
New England
62'Substitution
Cesar Ruvalcaba
Cesar Ruvalcaba· In
Tarun Karumanchi
Tarun Karumanchi· Out
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
Goal!
1-2
Dor Turgeman
Dor Turgeman
41'·New England
⚽
Goal!
1-1
Matt Polster
Matt Polster
32'·New England
⚽
25'Yellow Card
Tarun Karumanchi
Tarun Karumanchi
Columbus Crew
Goal!
1-0
Brais Méndez
Brais Méndez
8'·Columbus Crew
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
New England
New England
55%Ball Possession45%
7Shots Total21
1Shots On Target11
5Corners5
10Fouls7
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides4
8Saves0
554Passes460
3Shots Off Target10
74Attacks96
44Dangerous Attacks67
5Shots Inside Box12
2Shots Outside Box9
1Goals3
7Free Kicks10
3Shots Blocked0
3Substitutions4
14Tackles14
482Accurate Passes406
13Total Crosses13
5Accurate Crosses4
12Interceptions16
31Duels Won45
0Big Chances Created1

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.6
90'00-
57(68%)
-
-
6.9
90'101/2
32(90%)
1
2/9
6.7
90'01-
39(89%)
1
3/10
6.7
90'00-
40(90%)
3
7/13
6.6
28'000/1
15(78%)
-
2/4
6.5
62'00-
9(89%)
-
1/3
6.5
90'000/3
34(71%)
3
3/4
6.4
89'00-
60(93%)
1
2/8
Cesar Ruvalcaba
Cesar Ruvalcaba
DF
6.4
28'00-
26(96%)
-
2/2
6.3
90'00-
66(83%)
2
3/5
Tarun Karumanchi
Tarun Karumanchi
MF
6.2
62'00-
28(96%)
-
3/10
6.2
90'000/1
71(86%)
1
2/2
6.2
90'00-
53(96%)
2
2/5
-2'00-
13(100%)
-
-
-1'00-
10(75%)
-
1/1
-1'00-
4(100%)
-
0/1

Columbus Crew vs New England H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • New England won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 8' 1-0, 32' 1-1, 41' 1-2, 79' 1-3.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Columbus Crew15L3041174/158-11
New England15D121315/157-7
Columbus Crew — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 vs Cincinnati2026-07-25
  2. D2-2 @ Inter Miami2026-08-02
  3. L1-3 @ Charlotte2026-08-15
  4. L1-2 vs CF Montréal2026-08-19
  5. L2-3 @ Nashville SC2026-08-23
New England — last 5 games
  1. D2-2 @ CF Montréal2026-08-01
  2. L0-2 vs Houston Dynamo2026-08-08
  3. L1-2 @ Toronto2026-08-15
  4. W3-0 @ DC United2026-08-19
  5. D1-1 vs New York City2026-08-23
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Columbus Crew153.2793%67%40%73%20%7%
New England152.880%60%20%60%20%27%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Columbus CrewHome951316-101.7856%33%
New EnglandAway62229-71.3367%17%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Columbus Crew1514-1310-1242%87%6-3-6
New England1510-1212-855%80%3-6-6
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
6
Period covered
2013-07-20 – 2026-04-18
Columbus Crew wins
3
Draws
0
New England wins
3
Avg goals per meeting
3.17
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams scored
50%
Home side won
33%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
3W 0D 2L (Columbus Crew view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.4 vs 3.17
Most recent meetings (5 of 6)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-04-18New England2-1Columbus Crew
2025-08-23Columbus Crew1-2New England
2025-03-02New England0-1Columbus Crew
2024-10-12Columbus Crew4-0New England
2024-06-29New England1-5Columbus Crew
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 327 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Columbus Crew152120-6WDLLL12+3
New England521347DLLWD9-4
Table context
Points gap
14 ptsColumbus Crew 20 · New England 34
Positions
#15 vs #5
Goals per game
1.43/1.71 vs 1.57/1.24scored/conceded per game · league average 1.68

How we calculate this

Major League Soccer Standings

Major League Soccer · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
132+3458
···
1533-4223
132+4371
232+1058
332+2056
433+1155
···
633+1147
733-646
833+644
933-1643
1032-1639
···
1533-3026

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
33 matches
New England
32 matches
#8Position#2
44Points58
13Wins18
5Draws4
15Losses10
55Goals54
1.67Goals per game1.69
49Goals conceded44
1.48Goals per game conceded1.38

Columbus Crew vs New England — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (33 vs 32 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityColumbus Crew 40% · X · Draw 24% · New England 36%
1 · Home Win
40%
X · Draw
24%
2 · Away Win
36%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.61 vs 1.51
Projected Total: 3.12
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
62%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
22% / 20%
Columbus Crew / New England
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(10.8%)2 - 1(8.7%)1 - 2(8.1%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Aug 23
2-3
Nashville SC
@ Nashville SC
Away
Aug 19
1-2
CF Montréal
vs CF Montréal
Home
Aug 15
1-3
Charlotte
@ Charlotte
Away
Aug 2
2-2
Inter Miami
@ Inter Miami
Away
Jul 25
2-1
Cincinnati
vs Cincinnati
Home
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Match summary

New England beat Columbus Crew 3-1 in the Major League Soccer (United States).

Before kickoff, Columbus Crew sat 15th on 20 points, while New England were 5th on 34 points. Across 6 previous meetings on record, Columbus Crew won 3 and New England won 3, with 0 draws (3.17 goals per game).

Goals came from Brais Méndez (8') for Columbus Crew and Matt Polster (32'), Dor Turgeman (41') and Carles Gil (79') for New England.