Rejuvenated Columbus Crew hits road to New England for tonight’s match; Darlington Nagbe speaks with media about team improvements the past two weeks

COLUMBUS CREW VS. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION AT A GLANCE

Columbus Crew Record vs. New England Revolution: 38-24-15 (116 GF, 92 GA)

Home games: 21-8-8 (69 GF, 41 GA)

Road games: 17-16-7 (47 GF, 51 GA)

09/18/2021 CLB 1 at NE 1 D Gillette Stadium

07/03/2021 CLB 2 vs NE 2 D Lower.com Field

05/16/2021 CLB 0 at NE 1 L Gillette Stadium

COLUMBUS CREW TRAVELS TO FACE NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Columbus Crew looks to earn three points on the road in its 78th all-time regular season meeting against the New England Revolution. The Crew currently leads the all-time series record with a record of 38-24-15.

LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING

Columbus Crew traveled to Gillette Stadium on September 18, 2021 to face the New England Revolution. Gyasi Zardes scored in the 58th min-ute assisted by Harrison Afful and Darlington Nagbe. The Revolution leveled the scoring with a goal from Adam Buksa in the 62nd minute. Neither team could find a way to break the tie, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

Darlington Nagbe in action (courtesy Columbus Crew Communications)
Darlington Nagbe 5 6 2022 New England Revolution Preview .mp3

PEDRO SANTOS AND DARLINGTON NAGBE NAMED TO MLSSOCCER. COM’S TEAM OF THE WEEK

Defender Pedro Santos and midfielder Darlington Nagbe were named to the MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week for Week 9. Santos scored a free kick goal in addition to contributing a clean sheet defensively against D.C. United on April 30. Nagbe scored a game-sealing goal in the Crew’s 3-0 victory over D.C. United.

NAGBE: PASS MASTER

Midfielder Darlington Nagbe continues to top all other players in MLS in passing accuracy. The midfielder has completed 484 of his attempted 517 passes and has a passing accuracy of 93.62%, the highest among play-ers with at least 100 attempted passes. For a list of MLS leaders in passing accuracy this season and successful passes, please see the tables below.

2022 PASING ACCURACY LEADERS*PLAYER PASSES SUCCESS. ACCURACY

Darlington Nagbe (CLB) 517 484 93.62

Jhegson Méndez (ORL) 178 166 93.26

Daniel Steres (HOU) 336 310 92.26

Teenage Hadebe (HOU) 294 269 91.50

Facundo Quignon (DAL) 360 327 90.83

*MINIMUM 100 PASSES

COURTESY COLUMBUS CREW COMMUNICATIONS