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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Full Time

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 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 18 games · 26 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	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#10	Position	#5
20	Points	26
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
26	Scored	31
28	Conceded	24
-2	GD	+7
1.11	PPG	1.44
28%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ 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	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. New York City FC get us underway at MAPFRE Stadium.
3' A moment of madness from Maxime Chanot on 3 minutes earns him a Red card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
8' Sean Johnson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 10.
14' The whistle greets Jesus Medina as he departs to be replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha.
19' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Pedro Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
21' Pedro Santos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
26' Maxime Chanot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Heber on 31.
36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' 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.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Artur argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lucas Zelarayan makes no mistake. 1-0!
58' Luis Diaz is replacing Youness Mokhtar for the Columbus Crew SC side.
63' Keaton Parks is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sebastien Ibeagha at the 63 minute mark.
68' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
70' New York City FC ring the changes. Heber has done his job and it is now time for Valentin Castellanos to step up.
75' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harrison Afful.
80' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 80 minute. Gyasi Zardes leaves to be changed by Fanendo Adi.
85' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
87' The supporters are chanting for Christopher Cadden. He replaces Lucas Zelarayan on 87 minute.
Full Time. Columbus Crew SC beats New York City FC

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

3 / 4

1.3 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC43% Draw28% New York City FC29%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

71%

Draw or New York City FC

57%

Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC27% Draw49% New York City FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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