Columbus Crew (home)
- Columbus are going through a rough patch, losing their last 3 matches (2-0-3).
- Columbus are 28th on 20 points from 21 games.
- The Crew's form has fallen off a cliff in the last few weeks with a 1-2 home defeat to CF Montreal and a 3-2 loss away to Nashville SC seeing pressure mount at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.
New England Revolution (away)
- The Revs sit 7th in the table on 33 points from 20 matches while Columbus are 28th on 20 points from 21 games.
- New England gave a good response to their 2-1 away defeat to Toronto FC when beating DC United 3-0 away last time out and will be buoyed by the fact they have beaten Columbus 2 times in 5 recent matchups, albeit they won the most recent one 2-1 at home.
- Revs' coach Marko Mitrovic has got them playing in a more attack-first way than in the past, pressing high to win the ball back quickly and playing quickly when they do.
Head-to-Head
New England have beaten Columbus 2 times in 5 recent matchups , and won the most recent one 2-1 at home.
Key Players
- Diego Rossi remains the Crew's most prolific forward with 6 MLS 2026 goals in 15 appearances but Alhassan Yusuf is in better form with 3 goals in his last 5 matches and Jack Harrison has served up 3 assists over the same period.
- Carles Gil is New England's star man with 7 MLS 2026 goals from 20 appearances this term.
Betting Insights
- Backing over 2.5 goals at 1.57 is the cleanest angle to take in the goals markets for this matchup.
- Columbus have scored 13 home goals, which is an average of 1.30 per game in MLS 2026, and New England have conceded 15 away goals, an average of 1.67 goals per game.
- Columbus are listed as the 1.9 favourites to beat New England at home this Saturday, with the visitors coming in at 3.55 and the draw at 3.8.
Prediction
But we'll pass on Columbus at their odds given their current form and take the Revs to pull a game out of the bag or a high-tempo 1-1 draw .
