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Major League Soccer · 2026

Columbus Crew 1–3 New England Revolution · Major League Soccer

1–3Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

New England Revolution won 1–3.

Shots
721
Shots on target
111
Expected goals
0.441.35
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

New England Revolution beat Columbus Crew 3–1. Recorded in this match (Columbus Crew – New England Revolution): shots 7–21, shots on target 1–11, expected goals 0.44–1.35, possession 54%–46%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

New England Revolution's recent record differs from the season

moderate

New England Revolution's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots16.4 shots/match12.1 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots21 shotsColumbus Crew 7 shots, New England Revolution 21 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot11 shotsColumbus Crew 1 shot, New England Revolution 11 shots
  • Expected goals0.44 xG1.35 xGColumbus Crew 0.44 xG, New England Revolution 1.35 xG
  • Possession54%46%Columbus Crew 54%, New England Revolution 46%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersColumbus Crew 5 corners, New England Revolution 5 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls7 foulsColumbus Crew 10 fouls, New England Revolution 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardColumbus Crew 1 card, New England Revolution 1 card
  • Passes539 passes460 passesColumbus Crew 539 passes, New England Revolution 460 passes
  • Pass accuracy86.5%88.3%Columbus Crew 86.5%, New England Revolution 88.3%
  • Shots inside box5 shots12 shotsColumbus Crew 5 shots, New England Revolution 12 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks0 blocksColumbus Crew 3 blocks, New England Revolution 0 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves8 saves0 savesColumbus Crew 8 saves, New England Revolution 0 saves
  • Offsides1 offside4 offsidesColumbus Crew 1 offside, New England Revolution 4 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 8′Brais MéndezGoal · Columbus Crew
  2. 25′Tarun KarumanchiYellow card · Columbus Crew
  3. 32′Matt PolsterGoal · New England Revolution
  4. 41′Dor TurgemanGoal · New England Revolution
  5. Half-time
  6. 78′Alhassan YusufYellow card · New England Revolution
  7. 79′Carles GilGoal · New England Revolution
  8. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 62′Columbus Crew · 2 player changesGonzalo Tapia · Cesar Ruvalcaba
  • 87′New England Revolution · 1 player changeWilson Harris
  • 89′New England Revolution · 1 player changeIlay Feingold
  • 89′Columbus Crew · 1 player changeDylan Chambost
  • 90′Columbus Crew · 2 player changesLautaro Giaccone · Andres Herrera
  • 90′New England Revolution · 2 player changesDiego Fagúndez · Jackson Yueill

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Columbus Crew
0Draws
2New England Revolution
New England Revolution — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer2–1
Columbus Crew — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer1–2
New England Revolution — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer0–1
Columbus Crew — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer4–0
New England Revolution — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer1–5

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Columbus Crew favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · New England Revolution in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Columbus Crew22 matchesNew England Revolution22 matches
1.41 goals/matchGoals scored22/22▲ 1.64 goals/match
1.77 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 1.23 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals19/20▲ 1.54 xG/match
11.5 shots/matchShots22/22▲ 12.1 shots/match
3.77 shots/matchShots on target22/22▲ 4.64 shots/match
56.8% ●Possession22/2251.3%
5.18 corners/match ●Corners22/224.5 corners/match
1.2 cards/matchCards5/52.6 cards/match
9.59 fouls/matchFouls22/229.82 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 31 Aug 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsColumbus CrewNew England Revolution
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headColumbus Crew — New England Revolution
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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