Major League Soccer: Columbus Crew vs LA Galaxy – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 9 match between Columbus Crew and LA Galaxy and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite their unconvincing form, Columbus Crew stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 9. They face LA Galaxy on Thursday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.

The Columbus Crew go into the game in rank 12 in the Eastern Conference, while the LA Galaxy rank 11 in the Western Conference.

Form: Columbus Crew vs LA Galaxy

Columbus Crew Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Columbus Crew at the moment. Against Atlanta United, they came out on top in a 1-3 win, before drawing 1-1 against Orlando City. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-1 defeat against New England Revolution. Columbus Crew claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded four.

LA Galaxy Form

LA Galaxy achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Austin FC 1-2. A 0-3 defeat against Toluca followed, before drawing with FC Dallas in a match resulting 2-2. LA Galaxy managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring 12 time and letting in nine.

Betting stats for Columbus Crew and LA Galaxy

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

Players in form: Columbus Crew vs LA Galaxy

Marco Reus shows decent form right now for LA Galaxy, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Major League Soccer. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Columbus Crew, who are strong favourites this coming Thursday. Siding with Wessam Abou Ali also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Major League Soccer matches.

Betting markets: Columbus Crew vs LA Galaxy

Full-time result

Columbus Crew claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. LA Galaxy won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away. LA Galaxy conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Columbus Crew have beaten LA Galaxy in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Columbus Crew scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, LA Galaxy scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Columbus Crew games Both teams have scored in the last 10 consecutive away games LA Galaxy played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Columbus Crew managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, LA Galaxy kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Columbus Crew have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with LA Galaxy.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Columbus Crew’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for LA Galaxy. They performed an average of 1.6 goals in these. LA Galaxy are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 17 matches.