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Columbus Crew

3–0

xG 1.33–0.80

Colorado Rapids

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Columbus · Sat 5 Sept, 19:30 ET · Major League Soccer · Cap 20,371

xVerdict

COL deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with COL. COL held the pressure for most of the night.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
COL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 1.31–0.71.

COLCLR
1.31Open play0.71
0.02Set play0.09
0.00Free kicks0.02
0.02Corners0.00
Shot profileFact
CLR took 10 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

Four were blocked.

COLCLR

Shots

15 – 10

xG / shot

0.09 – 0.08

On target

6 – 2

Inside box

12 – 3

Outside box

3 – 7

Blocked

4 – 4

Woodwork

1 – 0

Big chances

3 – 1

Big missed

2 – 1

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

xG prevented finished 0.04–-1.49.

COL

0.04

xG prevented

CLR

-1.49

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

COL scored it in the 90'.

First half

  • 22'Santiago Rodríguez scores (header).
  • 45'Yellow, Santiago Rodríguez (Simulation).

Second half

  • 54'Yellow, Tarun Karumanchi (Foul).
  • 59'Reggie Cannon on, Noah Cobb off.
  • 59'Alex Harris on, Youssef Maziz off.
  • 59'Kosi Thompson on, Josh Atencio off.
  • 68'Donavan Phillip on, Wayne Frederick off.
  • 71'Yellow, Brooks Lennon (Foul).
  • 75'Taha Habroune on, Santiago Rodríguez off.
  • 75'Gonzalo Tapia on, Josef Martínez off.
  • 77'Keegan Rosenberry  on, Paxten Aaronson off.
  • 81'Gonzalo Tapia scores (right foot shot, Brais Méndez).
  • 83'Dylan Chambost on, Tarun Karumanchi off.
  • 83'Andrés Herrera on, Mohamed Farsi off.
  • 87'Cesar Ruvalcaba on, Brooks Lennon off.
  • 90+4'Taha Habroune scores (right foot shot, Gonzalo Tapia).
  • 90+9'Yellow, Patrick Schulte (Time wasting).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-4-2 vs 4-3-2-1Fact
COL have two strikers against a back four.
xAnalysis

CLR have the extra midfielder.

COL · 4-4-2CLR · 4-3-2-1

81011182023252831507756101213242931778893RodríguezMéndezLennonAmundsenGomesFarsiZawadzkiSchulteMoreiraKarumanchiMartínezWilliamsHoldingAaronsonAtencioFrederickCobbNavarroBeaudryYapiMazizMinoungou
Player ratingsFact
COL's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.1–6.5. Amundsen led the card at 7.6.

COL

33Gonzalo TapiaFW158.11
18Malte AmundsenDF907.61
16Taha HabrouneMF157.52
25Sean ZawadzkiDF907.20
23Mohamed FarsiMF837.21
8Santiago RodríguezMF757.20
20André GomesMF907.10
10Brais MéndezFW907.11
31Steven MoreiraDF907.11
50Tarun KarumanchiMF837.01
2Andrés HerreraDF76.93
11Brooks LennonDF876.80
28Patrick SchulteGK906.80
7Dylan ChambostMF76.80
77Josef MartínezFW756.70
12Cesar RuvalcabaDF30.00

CLR

6Rob HoldingDF907.00
16Alex HarrisFW317.01
10Paxten AaronsonMF776.81
88Youssef MazizMF596.81
13Wayne FrederickMF686.60
29Miguel NavarroDF906.51
5Loïc WilliamsDF906.50
32Donavan PhillipFW226.40
93Georgi MinoungouMF906.30
12Josh AtencioMF596.30
24Noah CobbDF596.30
77Darren YapiFW906.31
2Keegan RosenberryDF136.20
4Reggie CannonDF316.00
33Kosi ThompsonDF315.90
31Adam BeaudryGK905.70
Missing playersFact
CLR named 1 absence.
xAnalysis

COL had none stored.

COL

None stored.

CLR

  • Theodore Ku-DiPietroUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

CLR had the first half. COL had the second.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
CLR held territory in COL's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 36% of the night in COL's third and 28% in CLR's.

COL thirdMiddleCLR third
36%36%28%
COLCLR
Match statsFact
COL had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 54%–46%.

COLCLR

Possession

54% – 46%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

555 – 477

Lge 467.8

Corners

1 – 3

Lge 5.0

Tackles

13 – 13

Lge 15.0

npxG

1.33 – 0.80