Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Columbus Crew and Orlando City who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Form hasn’t been great recently for Columbus Crew, who hope to turn things around against Orlando City this coming Monday. This is a round 7 match in the current Major League Soccer campaign, and they face each other at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.
The Columbus Crew go into the game in rank 11 in the Eastern Conference, while the Orlando City rank 14 in the Eastern Conference.
Form: Columbus Crew vs Orlando City
Columbus Crew Form
In their last three games, Columbus Crew lost 0-1 against Nashville SC, got defeated 2-1 by Toronto FC before winning 1-3 against Atlanta United. Columbus Crew only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Major League Soccer matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Orlando City Form
In their last three matches, Orlando City won 2-1 win against CF Montreal, lost 5-0 against Nashville SC and lost 6-0 against Los Angeles FC. Orlando City came through their last six away games in the Major League Soccer without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 24 goals to four.
Betting stats for Columbus Crew and Orlando City
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 Columbus Crew and Orlando City played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 7 Columbus Crew matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Columbus Crew matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Columbus Crew matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Columbus Crew matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Columbus Crew home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Orlando City away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 8 Orlando City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 8 Orlando City matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Orlando City have lost 7 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Orlando City have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the Major League Soccer and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Columbus Crew vs Orlando City
Wessam Abou Ali is showing good form for Columbus Crew, scoring five goals in their last six matches. Martin Ojeda scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular markets: Columbus Crew vs Orlando City
Full-time result
Columbus Crew claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Orlando City won zero of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost eight of the games in this run. Amazingly, Orlando City failed to keep a clean sheet in their 23 last matches.
Both teams to score
Columbus Crew scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Orlando City only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Columbus Crew will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Monday, as Orlando City have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Columbus Crew and Orlando City.
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 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Orlando City. They performed an average of one goal in these.
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