United States - MLS Next ProData current as of October 17, 2026

Columbus Crew II vs New England II: match statistics

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Columbus Crew II vs New England II: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Columbus Crew II plays New England II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The game is scheduled for October 17, 2026.

Recent form

Columbus Crew II has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. New England II has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Columbus Crew II scores 1.75 goals per game and allows 1.54. New England II scores 1.68 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 3.35 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 71% of Columbus Crew II's games and 71% of New England II's. The Over 2.5 rates are 64% and 71%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

New England II has the higher season xG average, 1.79 to 1.59 per game. Columbus Crew II takes 13.2 shots per game, while New England II takes 14.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Columbus Crew II leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 1.11 goals per game after halftime. New England II leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.93 after halftime.

When the teams score

Columbus Crew II's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (14 goals). For New England II, it is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS Next Pro games average 3.35 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 66% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 6 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 4 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Columbus Crew IINew England II
1.75Goals scored / game1.68
Columbus Crew IINew England II
1.54Goals allowed / game1.5
Columbus Crew IINew England II
54%Average possession52%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
5.18Shots on target / game5.54
Columbus Crew IINew England II

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.18Shots per game14.82
Columbus Crew IINew England II
5.18Shots on target5.54
Columbus Crew IINew England II
13.3%Shot conversion11.3%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
54%Possession52%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
1.59xG for1.79
Columbus Crew IINew England II
1.66xG against1.26
Columbus Crew IINew England II

Shooting quality

Columbus Crew II: Efficient finishingNew England II: Attacking
Columbus Crew IINew England II
Accuracy (shots on target)39%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Columbus Crew II
WLLDD
Season result split
43% W25% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-9
1.54 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-4-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
New England II
LLDDW
Season result split
43% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-8-8
1.57 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
6-5-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Columbus Crew II scoring profile: very strong

Columbus Crew II scores in 86% of games (24 of 28 games), while New England II keeps a clean sheet in 25% (7 of 28 games).

New England II scoring profile: very strong

New England II scores in 89% of games (25 of 28 games), while Columbus Crew II keeps a clean sheet in 18% (5 of 28 games).

49Goals scored (season)47
Columbus Crew IINew England II
43Goals conceded (season)42
Columbus Crew IINew England II
3.29Average goals per game3.18
Columbus Crew IINew England II
8Goals scored (last 5)8
Columbus Crew IINew England II
7Goals conceded (last 5)10
Columbus Crew IINew England II

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal89%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
57%2 goals54%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
25%3 goals21%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
7%4 goals4%
Columbus Crew IINew England II

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal75%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
50%2 goals46%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
11%3 goals14%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
11%4 goals14%
Columbus Crew IINew England II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

32%BTTS at half-time29%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
7%BTTS in both halves11%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
32%Scored in both halves32%
Columbus Crew IINew England II

BTTS and goal count

61%Min. 3 goals and BTTS64%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
60%BTTS - last 5100%
Columbus Crew IINew England II

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time46%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Columbus Crew IINew England II

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Columbus Crew IINew England II

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Columbus Crew II is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / game - Columbus Crew II · 1.21 pts / game - New England II

Columbus Crew II - half-time state
29% leading43% draw29% trailing
New England II - half-time state
29% leading36% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per game (1st half)1.21
Columbus Crew IINew England II
0.64Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Columbus Crew IINew England II
0.89Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
Columbus Crew IINew England II
1.54Average goals (1st half)1.54
Columbus Crew IINew England II
43%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
50%No goal before half-time46%
Columbus Crew IINew England II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.82Points per game (2nd half)1.57
Columbus Crew IINew England II
1.11Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
Columbus Crew IINew England II
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
Columbus Crew IINew England II
1.75Average goals (2nd half)1.64
Columbus Crew IINew England II
46%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Columbus Crew IINew England II
32%No goal after half-time32%
Columbus Crew IINew England II

Columbus Crew II - second-half results

54% W21% D25% L
36
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

New England II - second-half results

39% W39% D21% L
34
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Columbus Crew II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.802.40
Goals scored / game0.21.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game1.21.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-4+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
New England II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.61.4
Average goals per game1.42.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Columbus Crew II
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
4
11
16-30
10
9
31-45
9
4
46-60
8
5
61-75
14
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

New England II
ScoredConceded
6
4
0-15
5
10
16-30
10
8
31-45
8
3
46-60
7
7
61-75
11
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.23
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
71%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Columbus Crew II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

New England II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.57
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

Columbus Crew IILigaNew England II
Average goals per game• 3.293.35▼ 3.18
Both teams scored▲ 71%64%▲ 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 64%66%▲ 71%
Clean sheets▼ 18%20%▲ 25%
Goal before half-time• 75%76%▲ 79%
Goal after half-time▲ 89%86%▲ 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.35
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.90
Home goals / game
1.44
Away goals / game
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Columbus Crew II's perspective: 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss against New England II. Games average 3.33 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Columbus Crew II
1 : 1
New England II
New England II
2 : 2
Columbus Crew II
Columbus Crew II
2 : 1
New England II
New England Revolution II
2 : 2
Columbus Crew II
Columbus Crew II
1 : 2
New England Revolution II
New England Revolution II
2 : 2
Columbus Crew II

FAQ

When do Columbus Crew II and New England II play?

Columbus Crew II face New England II on October 17, 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Columbus Crew II and New England II?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Columbus Crew II won 1, New England II won 1 and 4 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Columbus Crew II vs New England II?

Columbus Crew II score 1.75 goals per game on average and New England II 1.68. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.35 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Columbus Crew II's matches and 71% of New England II's.

What form are Columbus Crew II and New England II in?

Over the last 5 games Columbus Crew II have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and New England II 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Columbus Crew II vs New England II?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.