For Columbus Crew SC supporters, home regular-season finales under Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter have been a lock.
Since the start of the 2014 season, Berhalter’s teams have posted a perfect 4-0-0 record in the final regular-season match at MAPFRE Stadium, outscoring opponents 12-1 in that span and 10-0 in the previous three games.
Notably, three of those 12 goals were scored by Justin Meram, while Harrison Afful and Josh Williams have each tallied one.
Overall, Crew SC is 2-1-1 in regular-season finales under Berhalter as Columbus looks to secure its place in the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs with a win against Minnesota on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. ET.