xF.
New England

0–1

xG 0.28–0.68

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Columbus Crew

Boston Stadium

Foxborough · Sat 1 Mar, 19:30 ET · Major League Soccer · Cap 66,829

xVerdict

COL deserved this on chance quality. NER leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. COL held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
COL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Set plays were 57% of NER's xG.

NERCOL
0.12Open play0.59
0.16Set play0.09
0.04Free kicks0.00
0.10Corners0.00
Shot profileFact
COL were shooting from poor areas, 9 shots without a big chance.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 4–9.

NERCOL

Shots

4 – 9

xG / shot

0.07 – 0.08

On target

2 – 3

Inside box

3 – 6

Outside box

1 – 3

Blocked

2 – 4

Woodwork

0 – 1

Big chances

1 – 0

Big missed

1 – 0

KeeperFact
Both keepers beat the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.55–0.51.

NER

0.55

xG prevented

COL

0.51

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
COL scored first.
xAnalysis

It was the only goal, in the 51'.

First half

  • 10'Yellow, Ilay Feingold (Foul).
  • 45+2'Yellow, Ignatius Ganago.

Second half

  • 51'Jacen Russell-Rowe scores (left foot shot, Mohamed Farsi).
  • 61'AZ Jackson on, Jacen Russell-Rowe off.
  • 65'Luis Díaz on, Luca Langoni off.
  • 65'Will Sands on, Brandon Bye off.
  • 77'Yellow, Max Arfsten (Persistent fouling).
  • 83'Maximiliano Urruti on, Jackson Yueill off.
  • 86'Yellow, Malte Amundsen (Foul).
  • 90'VAR.
  • 90+5'Yellow, Sean Zawadzki (Foul).
  • 90+11'DeJuan Jones on, Dylan Chambost off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 3-5-1-1Fact
COL load midfield and play two strikers against a back four.
xAnalysis

NER set up 4-2-3-1. COL set up 3-5-1-1.

NER · 4-2-3-1COL · 3-5-1-1

239101214151731418067101819212325272831FofanaCeballosCampanaGilFeingoldYueillByeGanagoIvacicLangoniYusufNagbeChambostRossiAmundsenRussell-RoweCheberkoFarsiZawadzkiArfstenSchulteMoreira
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.0–7.2. Cheberko was the top mark.

NER

2Mamadou FofanaDF907.60
10Carles GilMF907.31
80Alhassan YusufMF907.10
37Maximiliano UrrutiFW77.10
9Leonardo CampanaFW907.01
3Brayan CeballosDF907.00
14Jackson YueillMF837.01
17Ignatius GanagoMF906.90
23Will SandsDF256.90
15Brandon ByeDF656.90
11Luis DíazFW256.80
41Luca LangoniMF656.80
12Ilay FeingoldDF906.70
31Aljaz IvacicGK906.60

COL

21Yevgen CheberkoDF907.90
23Mohamed FarsiMF907.52
19Jacen Russell-RoweFW617.51
25Sean ZawadzkiMF907.52
27Max ArfstenMF907.40
7Dylan ChambostMF907.41
18Malte AmundsenDF907.30
28Patrick SchulteGK907.10
6Darlington NagbeMF907.00
31Steven MoreiraDF906.81
13AZ JacksonMF296.71
10Diego RossiFW906.10
12DeJuan JonesDF10.00
Missing playersFact
No sidelined players stored for this match.

No sidelined players stored for this match.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with COL.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 3–97, NER to COL.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
The ball lived between the boxes.
xAnalysis

Neither final third owned the night.

NER thirdMiddleCOL third
24%49%28%
NERCOL
Match statsFact
COL had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 38%–62%.

NERCOL

Possession

38% – 62%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

386 – 646

Lge 461.9

Corners

1 – 4

Lge 4.8

Tackles

27 – 11

Lge 15.4

npxG

0.28 – 0.68