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Columbus Crew

1–2

xG 1.70–1.23

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

New England

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Columbus · Sat 23 Aug, 19:30 ET · Major League Soccer · Cap 20,371

xVerdict

NER took the points against the chance count. COL led the chances. 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

The count finished 1.70–1.23. The sources were mixed.

COLNER
1.62Open play1.22
0.08Set play0.01
0.06Free kicks0.00
0.00Corners0.01
Shot profileFact
COL took the volume, 21 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

NER worked into better areas, 10 shots for six big chances.

COLNER

Shots

21 – 10

xG / shot

0.08 – 0.12

On target

6 – 4

Inside box

16 – 8

Outside box

6 – 3

Blocked

3 – 1

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

1 – 6

Big missed

1 – 4

KeeperFact
NER's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.10–0.46.

COL

0.10

xG prevented

NER

0.46

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
NER scored first.
xAnalysis

The opener came in the 25'.

First half

  • 25'Leonardo Campana scores (right foot shot, Luca Langoni).
  • 39'Ignatius Ganago scores (right foot shot, Mamadou Fofana).
  • 45+2'Yellow, Matt Polster  (Foul).

Second half

  • 47'Yellow, Carles Gil  (Foul).
  • 56'Wessam Abou Ali on, Ibrahim Aliyu off.
  • 62'Tanner Beason on, Ignatius Ganago off.
  • 68'Yevgen Cheberko on, Taha Habroune off.
  • 68'Lassi Lappalainen on, Andrés Herrera off.
  • 68'Jacen Russell-Rowe on, Dylan Chambost off.
  • 71'Dániel Gazdag scores (right foot shot, Malte Amundsen).
  • 74'Tomás Chancalay on, Luca Langoni off.
  • 74'Will Sands on, Peyton Miller off.
  • 84'Yellow, Steven Moreira (Foul).
  • 86'Cesar Ruvalcaba on, Steven Moreira off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 5-4-1 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
COL left a back three and a front three for a 5-4-1.
xAnalysis

They started a back five against NER's back four.

COL · 5-4-1NER · 4-2-3-1

2781011161825272831238910121725304180HerreraChambostGazdagRossiAliyuHabrouneAmundsenZawadzkiArfstenSchulteMoreiraFofanaCeballosPolsterCampanaGilFeingoldGanagoMillerTurnerLangoniYusuf
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.0–7.1. Campana was the top mark.

COL

27Max ArfstenDF907.53
7Dylan ChambostMF687.43
8Dániel GazdagMF907.40
10Diego RossiMF907.22
18Malte AmundsenDF907.11
9Wessam Abou AliFW347.00
25Sean ZawadzkiDF906.80
28Patrick SchulteGK906.80
21Yevgen CheberkoDF226.71
31Steven MoreiraDF866.60
26Lassi LappalainenFW226.61
16Taha HabrouneMF686.60
2Andrés HerreraDF686.61
19Jacen Russell-RoweFW226.50
11Ibrahim AliyuFW566.42
48Cesar RuvalcabaDF40.00

NER

9Leonardo CampanaFW907.92
2Mamadou FofanaDF907.81
30Matt TurnerGK907.50
3Brayan CeballosDF907.30
41Luca LangoniMF747.13
17Ignatius GanagoMF627.00
23Will SandsDF166.90
8Matt PolsterMF906.80
10Carles GilMF906.83
12Ilay FeingoldDF906.70
25Peyton MillerDF746.70
80Alhassan YusufMF906.70
7Tomás ChancalayFW166.50
4Tanner BeasonDF286.50
Missing playersFact
No sidelined players stored for this match.

No sidelined players stored for this match.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
NER still found the net.
xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
COL pinned the night in NER's third.
xAnalysis

When the ball went high, COL stretched the flanks.

COL thirdMiddleNER third
21%31%48%
COLNER
Match statsFact
COL had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 64%–36%.

COLNER

Possession

64% – 36%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

580 – 337

Lge 461.9

Corners

2 – 3

Lge 4.8

Tackles

12 – 19

Lge 15.4

npxG

1.70 – 1.23