COLUMBUS CREW v LA GALAXY
MLS
Wednesday 8th May 2019
Kickoff: 1930hrs
Pick: Under 3 goals
Bookmaker: Marathonbet
Odds: 1.71 (odds taken at 00:39 GMT, 08 May 2019)
Wednesday night’s action in the MLS continues when Columbus Crew play host to LA Galaxy as the betting tips continue at the MAPFRE Stadium in Ohio with the hosts looking to avoid a sixth defeat on the trot in the MLS…
Columbus Crew Prediction
Columbus Crew occupy 6th place in the Eastern Conference which perhaps hides the fact that the hosts have suffered a dismal run of defeats in recent matches which has resulted in Columbus losing valuable ground on the clubs near the top of the Conference.
The hosts made a good start to the season however, as they’d won 4 of their first 6 matches overall to get them off to a solid start with victories against New England Revolution (home and away), Dallas and Atlanta United, but they’ve since dropped their game in emphatic fashion.
Columbus Crew’s subsequent five matches have seen The Crew lose them all with defeats to Montreal Impact, Portland Timbers, DC United (home and away) and Houston Dynamo, scoring just 2 goals for and conceding a total of 10 goals in reply.
Their home record stands at 3-1-2 6/5 with goals being a scarce commodity at their MAPFRE Stadium as 5 of their first 6 home matches have resulted in under 2.5 goals.
LA Galaxy Prediction
LA Galaxy sit in 2nd place in the Western Conference just two points adrift of their cross-city rivals, Los Angeles FC, as the visitors have enjoyed a successful start to their new campaign, particularly at home where they still possess an impressive 100% winning record at their Dignity Health Sports Park.
6 wins on the trot at home will always give a team a much needed boost in these early stages of the MLS season and LA Galaxy have certainly made the most of home advantage this season to date with an outstanding record of 6-0-0 13/6.
However, it’s LA Galaxy’s results away from home that concerns us for this clash and the visitors have posted a much more modest looking away record of 1-1-2 4/5, losing at Dallas 2-0 and a 3-2 loss at New York Red Bulls on their travels so far this term.
3 of LA Galaxy’s 4 away matches this season have also resulted in under 2.5 goals, along with having failed to score twice and keeping two clean sheets on the road so far.
Key-Facts – Chicago Fire v New England Revolution
- 5 of Columbus Crew’s first 6 home matches have resulted in under 2.5 goals
- 3 of LA Galaxy’s 4 away matches this season have also resulted in under 2.5 goals
- LA Galaxy have failed to score twice and have kept 2 clean sheets away from home
Betting Tips Verdict
Columbus Crew and LA Galaxy have been involved in quite a few low-scoring encounters this season and this clash could also be heading that way too.
