Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Orlando City and Columbus Crew who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Orlando City and Columbus Crew are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Sunday at Inter&Co Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this Major League Soccer battle.
Ranked as number 7 in the Major League Soccer standings, Orlando City, have so far collected 34 points this season, while Columbus Crew collected 29 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 27 rounds.
Team form: Orlando City vs Columbus Crew
Orlando City Form
In their last three matches, Orlando City won 3-0 against Toronto FC, before losing 4-2 against New England Revolution and 4-2 to Philadelphia Union. Orlando City claimed four wins in their last six Major League Soccer matches at the Inter&Co Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored nine goals.
Columbus Crew Form
In their last three matches, Columbus Crew lost against Red Bull New York by 0-1, beat CF Montreal by 0-2 winning 2-1 against Inter Miami CF. 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 two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to nine.
Betting stats for Orlando City and Columbus Crew
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Orlando City and Columbus Crew played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Orlando City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Orlando City matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 Orlando City home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Orlando City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Orlando City have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Columbus Crew away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Columbus Crew matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Columbus Crew matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Columbus Crew have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Columbus Crew have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Orlando City vs Columbus Crew
It is a great season for Martin Ojeda, who currently has 13 league goals to his name during this season. Orlando City will rely on his services to gun down Columbus Crew.
Popular markets: Orlando City vs Columbus Crew
Full-time result
Orlando City claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Columbus Crew won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Columbus Crew have not lost to Orlando City in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Orlando City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Columbus Crew only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Orlando City 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. Orlando City have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Columbus Crew.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Orlando City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Columbus Crew, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches. Orlando City are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.
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