Howdy, sports fans! Get ready for a clash between the Columbus Crew and the Philadelphia Union. At the goal, the Crew have Evan Bush and Nicholas Hagen who have managed to defend their terrain fairly well this season. Over on the Union's corner, we have Andre Blake and Andrew Rick showing off some notable saves. Pretty decent line-ups if you ask me!
Now let's talk favorites, or should I say, key players. The Union's got Kai Wagner and Nathan Harriel as their stars. Wagner's been doing some impressive footwork with a neat 77.1% accurate pass and even pocketing a goal. Beside him, Harriel managed to keep up with a 79.0 accurate pass percentage and a goal under his belt.
Over to the Crews' top brass, Diego Rossi and Marcelo Herrera, both boasting commendable stats. Rossi’s proven to be red hot with 2 goals and a 82.2% accurate passes in recent games, while Herrera's impressed the crowd with a valuable goal and a whopping 87.6% passes finding their mark. Nothing like a display of masterful footwork to get a crowd going, am I right?
Don't even get me started on the past matches, the Crew has been pretty much dominant in their previous encounters with the Union. Last five games? Three victories for the Crew, and two draws. Talk about a one-sided affair so far.
Studying the regular season records, The Union have been more solid with a record of 12 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses, compared to the Crew's 9 wins, 7 draws, and 3 losses. The Crew better lace their boots tighter if they plan on catching up.
Most recently, the Crew seems to have a decent momentum going with a couple of victories under their belt. The Union, on the other hand, isn't doing too badly themselves, with quite a successful run. But will this be enough to topple the Crew's dominance?
For Albert's hasty prediction, he says:
Albert's Prediction: Columbus Crew by 1