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Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake Prediction, Match Preview, Live Stream, Odds and Picks

Crew Solid at Home

Last season, the Columbus Crew missed the MLS playoffs after finishing eighth in the Eastern Conference. Real Salt Lake barely made the postseason after finishing seventh in the West. Things have changed as the Crew are currently fifth in the East while the Claret and Cobalt are 10th. That’s basically why the home side dominates the MLS lines. Even so, you can expect a close match, just like their last seven meetings.

Columbus Crew: Goal-Fest

Last Saturday, the Columbus Crew played host to Atlanta United in what ended up being a goal-fest, which they won 6-1. Curiously enough, the first half finished 1-0, but the Crew scored four goals in a 20-minute span during the second half, starting at minute 47.

Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake Prediction, Match Preview, Live Stream, Odds and Picks
Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake Prediction, Match Preview, Live Stream, Odds and Picks

Christian Ramirez was named Man of the Match after scoring a brace. Aidan Morris, Philip Quinton, Jacen Russell-Rowe and Maximilian Arfsten also scored. The most impressive thing is that Columbus was 100 percent effective since they finished with six shots on goal.

Their other home game was against DC United, which they won 2-0 thanks to a brace scored by Lucas Zelarayan. Eight goals for and only one against? This is one of those cases in which playing at home really makes a difference because the Crew are winless on the road with a 0-1-2 record.

Summing up, Columbus Crew totally deserves to come in as the betting online favorites at -115. If you need more reasons, how about the fact that they’re the third top scoring team in the league? Only Atlanta United and St. Louis City SC have scored more.

Real Salt Lake: On Brink of a Crisis

Real Salt Lake opened the season with a huge road victory against the Vancouver Whitecaps. However, they haven’t been able to win since. In fact, they haven’t even been able to get a draw. One more loss and head coach Pablo Mastroeni will be in serious trouble.

Most recently, they were embarrassed by St. Louis City SC at home, losing 4-0 despite winning possession with 62 percent and finishing with 19 shots in total, five more than the visitors. The first half finished 0-0, but St. Louis scored the opener only two minutes into the second. By minute 76, they were already winning 4-0.

The good news is that center-back Brayan Vera made his debut. Yes, they lost 4-0, but things should change once he feels 100 percent comfortable. Learning a new system and how certain teammates play is never easy.

Regarding the MLS odds, the visitors are offering a +305 price to win straight up, which gives you the chance of winning $305 per every $100 wagered on them. Not bad for a team that needs to play like there’s no tomorrow.

Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake Head-to-Head

  • Previous Matches: 27
  • Columbus Crew Victories: 12 (36 goals)
  • Real Salt Lake Victories: 9 (35 goals)
  • Draws: 6

Last season, these two met once. It was at Rio Tinto Stadium with RSL favored by the Las Vegas MLS odds, but the match finished 0-0. Their last meeting in Columbus was in 2018 and the home side won 2-1. Expect a close match – four of their last seven meetings finished with a draw while in the other three games had a difference of only one goal.

Don’t worry, you can still expect goals. The total has gone over 2½ goals in three of their last five encounters. Precisely, the total for Saturday’s clash is set at 2½ goals with the over offering a -130 price in the sportsbook.

Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake Match Information

  • Match: Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake
  • Date/time: Saturday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio
  • Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake Stream: fubo.tv

Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake Betting Lines

Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake Picks and Prediction

The Columbus Crew are highly motivated, but we can’t ignore that we’re talking about an inconsistent team. On the other hand, Real Salt Lake have been better when playing on the road. I don’t think the visitors will pull off the stunner, but they’ll put up a good fight, enough for me to recommend you include the draw in your MLS betting, which will allow Mastroeni to keep his job for one more week.

Columbus Crew is listed at -115 in our Vegas soccer lines. This means that if you wager $100 on Columbus Crew, you have a chance to win $87. Real Salt Lake are +305, offering a chance to win $305 on a $100 wager.

The implied probability attached to the betting lines gives Columbus Crew a 53.49% chance to win, with Real Salt Lake at 24.69%.

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