Columbus Crew v New England

Columbus Crew v New England in Major League Soccer ended 1:3. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Columbus Crew v New England

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Columbus Crew at 40.9% - the match finished 1:3, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Columbus Crew X 2 · New England Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 52.7% 24.1% 23.2% Home win · Columbus Crew ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 40.9% 24.3% 34.8% Home win · Columbus Crew ✘ Missed
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Columbus Crew ✘ Missed
Final score 1:3 Away win · New England
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.05 on a Columbus Crew win, 3.65 on the draw and 3.33 on a New England win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Columbus Crew win 2.05 2.15 Unibet 48.8% 40.9%
Draw 3.65 3.80 Betfair 27.4% 24.3%
New England win 3.33 3.45 10Bet 30% 34.8%
Over 2.5 goals 1.66 1.68 Pinnacle 60.2% 54.3%
Under 2.5 goals 2.19 2.27 Superbet 45.7% 45.7%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.56 1.57 Betfair 64.1% 55.1%
Both teams to score - No 2.30 2.38 Betfair 43.5% 44.9%
Updated: 29.08.2026 22:06 · Average odds across 11 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Columbus Crew v New England

  1. 8′B. Mendez · Goal (assist: M. Farsi)
  2. 25′T. Karumanchi · Yellow card
  3. 32′M. Polster · Goal (assist: M. Fofana)
  4. 41′D. Turgeman · Goal (assist: C. Gil)
  5. 62′T. Karumanchi · Substitution (off: C. Ruvalcaba)
  6. 62′J. Martinez · Substitution (off: G. Tapia)
  7. 78′A. Yusuf · Yellow card
  8. 79′C. Gil · Goal (assist: P. Miller)
  9. 87′D. Turgeman · Substitution (off: W. Harris)
  10. 89′J. Harrison · Substitution (off: I. Feingold)
  11. 90′B. Mendez · Substitution (off: L. Giaccone)
  12. 90′E. Bailly · Substitution (off: A. Herrera)
  13. 90′A. Gomes · Substitution (off: D. Chambost)
  14. 90+4′C. Gil · Substitution (off: D. Fagundez)
  15. 90+4′A. Yusuf · Substitution (off: J. Yueill)

Match statistics: Columbus Crew v New England

Statistic Columbus Crew New England
Possession 52% 48%
Shots on target 1 11
Total shots 7 21
Shots off target 3 10
Blocked shots 3 0
Corners 5 5
Fouls 10 6
Offsides 1 4
Yellow cards 1 1
Saves 8 0
Passes 503 459
Pass accuracy 86% 88%

Line-ups: Columbus Crew v New England

Columbus Crew 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 3 Eric Bailly 6.2
  2. 10 Brais Méndez 7.3
  3. 16 Taha Habroune 6.3
  4. 18 Malte Amundsen 5.9
  5. 20 André Gomes 6.7
  6. 23 Mohamed Farsi 6.3
  7. 25 Sean Zawadzki 6.2
  8. 28 Patrick Schulte 6.3
  9. 31 Steven Moreira 6.0
  10. 50 Tarun Karumanchi 6.2
  11. 77 Josef Martínez 6.5
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 Nicholas Hagen
  2. 2 Andres Herrera
  3. 7 Dylan Chambost
  4. 11 Brooks Lennon
  5. 12 Cesar Ruvalcaba 6.3
  6. 14 Amar Sejdic
  7. 24 Evan Bush
  8. 26 Lautaro Giaccone
  9. 33 Gonzalo Tapia 6.7

New England 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  1. 2 Mamadou Fofana 7.7
  2. 8 Matt Polster 7.3
  3. 10 Carles Gil 9.2
  4. 11 Jack Harrison 6.6
  5. 21 Brooklyn Raines 7.5
  6. 22 Ethan Kohler 6.5
  7. 23 William Sands 6.9
  8. 25 Peyton Miller 6.5
  9. 30 Matt Turner 6.2
  10. 80 Alhassan Yusuf 6.5
  11. 99 Dor Turgeman 7.6
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 Tanner Beason
  2. 7 Griffin Yow
  3. 12 Ilay Feingold
  4. 14 Jackson Yueill
  5. 15 Cody Baker
  6. 27 Wilson Harris
  7. 65 Judah Siqueira
  8. 73 JD Gunn
  9. 77 Diego Fagúndez

Form and head-to-head: Columbus Crew v New England

Columbus Crew

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New England

WWLDW

Major League Soccer standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Nashville SC 13 9 3 1 +19 30 WDWWWWDWWL
2 Inter Miami 14 8 4 2 +9 28 WDDWWLWLWD
3 New England 13 8 1 4 +5 25 LWWWWLWWLW
4 Chicago Fire 13 7 2 4 +10 23 WWLWWWDLLW
5 New York City 14 5 4 5 +5 19 DWWLWWDLLD
6 New York RB 14 5 4 5 -8 19 LLDLDLDLWW
7 Charlotte 14 5 3 6 0 18 WDWLLLDLDW
8 DC United 14 4 5 5 -4 17 WDLLDDLDDW
9 Cincinnati 14 4 5 5 -5 17 LLDWDLDWWL
10 Toronto 13 3 5 5 -6 14 LLWDWWDDDL
11 Orlando City 14 4 2 8 -17 14 LLLWWLDLDL
12 Columbus Crew 14 3 4 7 -4 13 LDDLWWLDLW
13 CF Montréal 13 4 1 8 -9 13 WLLWLLLWLL
14 Atlanta United 13 3 2 8 -7 11 LLLLWLDWWL
15 Philadelphia Union 14 1 4 9 -10 7 LLLLLLLDDL

Managers: Columbus Crew v New England

L. Courtois
Columbus CrewManagerL. Courtois
M. Mitrovic
New EnglandManagerM. Mitrovic

Match information: Columbus Crew v New England

Kick-off
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Competition
Major League Soccer