< wpimage aligncenterid5465sizeSluglargelinkDestinationnone > <div class=wp block image><figure class=aligncenter size large><img src=httpswwwgambylcomwp contentuploads202104mls 1 1024x683jpg alt=MLS class=wp image 5465><figure><div> < wpimage > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>April 16<strong> marks the beginning of <strong>Major League Soccer MLS 2021<strong> in the <strong>United States<strong> It will be an electrifying start with seven uninterrupted weeks of action in which some of the hottest rivalries in <strong>MLS<strong> will be played during this time Today Sunday April 18 is Matchday 1 and will feature the current champion of the 2020 MLS Cup <strong>Columbus Crew SC<strong> and the winner of the 2020 Supporters Shield<strong> Philadelphia Union<strong> at Mapfre Stadium <p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Speaking of the current champion <strong>Columbus<strong> it should be noted that they will open their stadium on July 3 for their game against <strong>New England Revolution<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>How Did Columbus and Philadelphia Get Here<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>The current champions of the <strong>2020 MLS Cup<strong> <strong>Columbus Crew<strong> seeks to repeat the feat they achieved last season They hope to continue on their path of victory as they did in their last game on December 12 2020 when they defeated the <strong>Seattle Sounders<strong> 3 0 in the final In that game <strong>Columbus<strong> managed to have 35 possession of the ball with 15 scoring chances and 5 shots on target As you can see they had a low percentage but their effectiveness when facing the goal was a determining factor in beating <strong>Seattle<strong> <strong>Columbus <strong>plays a strong game in which they have managed to score at least one goal in each of their last 6 games<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>You can watch the best moments of the last match played by Columbus Crew at<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=r9HnASY eyYtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=r9HnASY eyY <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p>On the other side of the field we have the winner of the <strong>2020 Supporters Shield Philadelphia Union<strong> After being defeated by the <strong>New England Revolution <strong>in the <strong>MLS Cup playoff game<strong> <strong>Philadelphia<strong> dreams of starting the new <strong>MLS<strong> <strong>season <strong>with a victory In their last game <strong>Philadelphia<strong> played <strong>New England<strong> where they had a resounding 0 2 defeat Philadelphia had 58 possession of the ball and created 15 scoring chances but they were not effective enough to score a single goal On the other hand <strong>New England<strong> had only 4 shots and 2 of them were on goal which accounts for an effectiveness of 50 <p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Before this loss <strong>Philadelphia<strong> had a 6 game streak with 12 goals and an average of 2 goals per game This was an extremely positive period but their streak was cut short in their playoff game due to <strong>New Englands<strong> fierce defense<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>You can watch the best moments of the last match played by Philadelphia at<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=J7A2DlPnSOwtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=J7A2DlPnSOw <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>The Background Between <strong><strong>Columbus vs Philadelphia <strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong><em>The Last 3 Games<em><strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li>Columbus won 3 games with 5 goals in total<li><li>Philadelphia won 0 games with 1 goal in total<li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Important Game Information<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong><em>When is it <em><strong><em>The game will be on Sunday April 18 2021<em><li><li><strong><em>What time is it <em><strong><em>The game starts at 1730 hours ET<em><li><li><strong><em>Where <em><strong><em>Mapfre Stadium Columbus EEUU<em><li><li><strong><em>Where can I watch it <em><strong><em>FOX SPORTS<em><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Betting Line for Columbus vs Philadelphia MLS Matchday 1<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Although <strong>Philadelphia<strong> has been a strong scoring team this game may amount to the opposite due to the strengths that<strong> Columbus <strong>presents on the field In addition to playing at home <strong>Columbus<strong> will play their first game in defense of the title they won last season Therefore we are giving our winner token to<strong> Columbus<strong> with a tight score of 1 0<p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong>Spread <strong><strong><em> 12 120 Columbus <em><strong><strong><em><em><strong><strong><em>+12 109 Philadelphia<em><strong><li><li><strong>Moneyline <strong><strong><em> 119 Columbus <em><strong><strong><em><em><strong><strong><em> <em><strong><strong><em><em><strong><strong><em>+289 Philadelphia<em><strong><li><li><strong>Goals <strong><strong><em>+2<em><strong><strong><em><sup>12 <sup><em><strong><strong><em> 126 <em><strong><strong><em><em><strong><strong><em> 2<em><strong><strong><em><sup>12 <sup><em><strong><strong><em> 108<em><strong><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Predictions<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong><em>Columbus<em> <span class=has inline color has vivid green cyan color>402<span><strong><li><li><strong><em>Philadelphia<em> <span class=has inline color has vivid red color>32<span><strong><li><li><strong>Draw <span class=has inline color has luminous vivid amber color>278<span><strong><li><ul> < wplist >
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