Major League Soccer: Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Both Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Major League Soccer table. The match takes place at Subaru Park and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

The Philadelphia Union go into the game in rank 15 in the Eastern Conference, while the Columbus Crew rank 12 in the Eastern Conference.

Team form: Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew

Philadelphia Union Form

A draw is the best Philadelphia Union can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Columbus Crew. A0-0 draw with Nashville SC followed before they were defeated 2-1 by New England Revolution. Philadelphia Union did not win any of their last six Major League Soccer matches at the Subaru Park. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded six and scored two goals.

Columbus Crew Form

Columbus Crew have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Philadelphia Union by 2-0. Disappointment followed, going down 2-3 against Minnesota United, and 3-0 against New York City FC. Columbus Crew only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Betting stats for Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew

Having scored just once lately in the Major League Soccer, Jesus Bueno will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Columbus Crew hope Diego Rossi can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Major League Soccer goals in his last six Major League Soccer games.

Popular betting markets: Philadelphia Union vs Columbus Crew

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Subaru Park across all tournaments Philadelphia Union won two times, drew three and lost five times. Columbus Crew claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Columbus Crew have not lost to Philadelphia Union in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Philadelphia Union scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Columbus Crew scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Philadelphia Union managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Columbus Crew kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Columbus Crew have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Philadelphia Union when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Philadelphia Union’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Columbus Crew, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.