Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

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New York City FC

Sun 1 Mar 2020 · 17:30 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'

R 3' Maxime Chanot

Vito Wormgoor 10' Y

Pedro Santos 20' Y

Pedro Santos 21' Y

Y 31' Heber

Artur 53' Y

Harrison Afful 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Felisha Mariscal
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee Chris Elliott
Referee

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

2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC 2019-08-21 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New York City FC 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
01 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
06 Oct	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
21 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	3–1	W
31 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–1	D

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–1	L
23 Oct	Toronto FC	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	2–1	W
29 Sep	New England Revolution	A	0–2	L
25 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	4–1	W
22 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at MAPFRE Stadium.
3' Maxime Chanot is having his name booked by the referee on 3.
8' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Poor challenge from Vito Wormgoor. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
14' The crowd applauds Jesus Medina as he leaves the pitch. Sebastien Ibeagha steps in for New York City FC.
19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eloy Room is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
20' Controversy at the stadium! Pedro Santos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
21' Poor challenge from Pedro Santos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
26' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' Heber was booked on 31.
36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Ronald Matarrita has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
51' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
53' Artur is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
56' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lucas Zelarayan on 56.
58' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Youness Mokhtar is replaced by Luis Diaz on 58 minute.
63' Sebastien Ibeagha makes way for Keaton Parks at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
70' Valentin Castellanos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Heber on 70 minute.
75' Jesus Medina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
77' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
80' Gyasi Zardes makes way for Fanendo Adi at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
87' Christopher Cadden has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Zelarayan on 87 minute.
New York City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Columbus Crew SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
19
Milton Valenzuela
4
Jonathan Mensah C
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Fanendo Adi 80'
7
Pedro Santos
8
Artur
6
Darlington Nagbe
5
Vito Wormgoor
34
Youness Mokhtar ↓ Luis Diaz 58'
10
Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Christopher Cadden 87'

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC W 2019-10-06 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-09-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D

New York City FC Form

2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC L 2019-10-23 New York City FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC W 2019-09-29 New England Revolution 2–0 New York City FC L 2019-09-25 New York City FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-09-22 FC Dallas 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.42 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC48% Draw28% New York City FC24%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

75%

Draw or New York City FC

52%

Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC31% Draw49% New York City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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