Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC, 2018

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New York City FC

Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Adam Wienckowski
Referee Nima Saghafi
Referee Nick Uranga
Referee Alan Kelly
Referee Younes Marrakchi

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC 2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
23 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–1	D
19 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
11 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
28 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	3–2	W
21 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	3–2	W

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
22 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
18 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
12 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–2	W
05 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
29 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		New York City FC
#7	Position	#10
47	Points	42
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
59	Scored	49
52	Conceded	45
+7	GD	+4
1.38	PPG	1.24
41%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting New York City FC for another epic battle.
5' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Zack Steffen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 303 games and scored 461 goals.
35' Thomas McNamara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 305 appearances.
40' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hannes Wolf scoring 3 goals.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
50' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
60' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Johnson made 305 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' Ismael Tajouri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
The points are shared — Columbus Crew SC 2-1 New York City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Milton Valenzuela
4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful
10
Federico Higuain ↓ Joshua Williams 89'
11
Gyasi Zardes
6
Wil Trapp C
7
Pedro Santos
23
Zack Steffen
8
Artur
17
Lalas Abubakar
9
Justin Meram ↓ Luis Argudo 90'

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Rodney Wallace ↓ Ben Sweat 46'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
22
Ronald Matarrita ↓ Jon Lewis 79'
29
Ismael Tajouri
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring
15
Thomas McNamara ↓ Valentin Castellanos 67'
33
Sebastien Ibeagha
7
David Villa C
1
Sean Johnson

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Valentin Castellanos	5
Hannes Wolf	5
Lucas Zelarayan	4
Pedro Santos	3
Jesus Medina	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Agustin Ojeda	2
Christian Ramirez	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.67 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.29 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC49% Draw25% New York City FC26%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

74%

Draw or New York City FC

51%

Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC33% Draw44% New York City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

New York City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Clean Sheet