Game: Columbus Crew vs. New England Revolution

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Location: Lower.com Field in Columbus, OH

TV: AppleTV

The Revolution (9-4-19) travel to Lower.com Field on Saturday to face the Crew (17-9-6). The goalies protecting the net are Patrick Schulte for Columbus and Aljaz Ivacic for New England.

The Columbus Crew collected 98 SVs and had a save of 73.5% in the campaign. Their goal difference is currently 27, with 65 goals scored and 38 conceded. On an annual basis, this squad averages 1.88 points per game (60 points) and also ranks 6th in the league with 45 assists. In terms of xG, the crew ranks 8th with 53.0 and the team’s xGA is 41.5. Columbus has received 42 yellow card warnings and 5 red cards this season. Columbus has conceded 38 goals, conceding 1.23 goals per 90 minutes, and opponents have scored 136 SoT against them. They have kept 11 clean sheets, a rate of 34.4% so far this season.

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The Revolution averages 0.97 points per game while having 25 assists and 4 red cards. New England has a 15.6% shutout rate and 64 yellow cards this year. New England is in 28th place with 64 goals conceded and the goal difference is -29. This year, New England has a save percentage of 68.5 (184 SoT against) and is also 26th in MLS with 31 points. This club’s number of goals conceded per 90 minutes is 2.00 plus 118 saves and they have kept a total of 5 clean sheets. The New England Revolution have scored 35 goals and the team’s expected goals percentage so far this season is 34.2.

The man tasked with protecting the net for Columbus is Patrick Schulte. Schulte (career record of 32-15-11) has collected 17 shutouts, giving him a 29.3% shutout rate. The American-born goalkeeper has seen 237 shots in 58 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.24 (72 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 71.7. Schulte has played a total of 5,220 minutes on the field and made 166 stops in his professional football career.

Aljaz Ivacic will be in front of the net for New England. Ivacic has kept a total of 13 clean sheets in 7,971 minutes of his career, stopping 485 shots against him. He has a save percentage of 67.4 and his shutout rate is currently 14.8%. He has conceded 1.87 goals per 90 minutes and has a record of 28-23-37. In his career, Ivacic has allowed 166 goals and made 324 saves in 88 starting appearances.

Darlington Nagbe is one player on the team who has a chance to score for Columbus. Nagbe has started 398 games so far in his career and has a 0.10 G/90. The United States midfielder has scored 38 goals in 34,495 minutes of play. In his professional football career he has received 34 assists and 1 yellow card.

New England is led on the field by Bobby Wood, who should hold the defense together on nights. The striker from the USA played 13,905 minutes and scored 50 goals. He has a 0.32 G/90 average and has competed in 157 contests in his career. During his football career he was booked three times and was involved in a goal 20 times.

Who will win tonight’s MLS game against the spread?

Tony Sink’s pick: Take Columbus

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