New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew 5/7/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/06/2022 at 12:53 PM ET

On Saturday, the New England Revolution hosts Columbus Crew in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. New England is ninth in the conference table at 3-1-5 on 10 points with a goal difference of-2. The New England Revolution defeated Inter Miami 2-0 at home last Saturday. New England avenged an earlier season 3-2 loss to Miami and has won two of its last three in MLS action.

New England won for just the third time this season when beating Inter Miami last Saturday. The Revolution have not put together two consecutive victories since September of last year. Carles Gil and Adam Buksa each have scored three goals to lead New England, while Brandon Bye has scored two goals. Gil is the leader in assists with four, while DeJuan Jones has three.

Columbus Crew is sixth in the conference table at 3-3-3 on 12 points with a goal difference of +4. Columbus Crew defeated DC United 3-0 last Saturday. The Crew has taken four points out of a possible six over the last two matches and have clean sheets in both matches. Columbus is within two points of fourth place in the East.

Columbus has won just three of its last 33 matches away from home with 14 draws and 16 losses. However, Columbus had a clean sheet in its most recent away match but that ended in a scoreless draw with Sporting KC. Lucas Zelarayan is the leading goal scorer for Columbus with four, while Derrick Etienne has scored three. Etienne is the leader in assists with two.

New England was unbeaten last season in three matches head-to-head with Columbus. The three matches ended with one New England victory and a pair of draws. Columbus has won just three of its last 33 road matches and battled to a 0-0 draw in its most recent match on the road. Look for a tough battle between these two rivals with both sharing spoils in the end. Final Score Prediction, Draw 1-1. 

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