The New York Red Bulls are coming into this match not playing in good form in their recent matches. They have lost 2 of their last 3 as well as 3 of their last 5 matches and they only have 2 wins in their last 12 straight matches. Their defense has been awful in these matches as well, allowing at least 2 goals in 2 of their last 3 as well as 5 of their last 7 matches. They are coming off of a win in their last match and they actually lead this series 1-0 as it was a 1-0 win in Columbus in the 1st match, but that was also a match they were dominated in and Columbus is going to be pushing hard to get a match back now. They are going up against a Columbus side that has been in great form in their recent matches, winning 3 of their last 4 matches. Their attack has been great in these matches as they have scored at least 3 goals in 3 of their last 4 as well as at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches. They lost at home 1-0 to the Red Bulls in the 1st match of this series so they are going to be pushing to win this match in the 90 and avoid penalties as they are now facing elimination and they have been one of the more dominant sides in the MLS over the last year. The defending champions have the much stronger attack here as well as the better defense and they are not going to go down without a fight. They may have lost 1-0 at home in match 1, but they actually ended the regular season with a 3-2 win against the Red Bulls in New York so they are going to have confidence here. Columbus has also won 3 of the last 4 meetings with the Red Bulls. Columbus will win this match and force a 3rd match in the series or they will at least draw here and force this match to penalties, take Columbus draw no bet here.
USA MLS Playoffs: Columbus Crew 0 (DNB), Rot. 209849