Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Columbus Crew SC

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New York City FC

Sat 17 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC New Crew Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Saad Abdul-Salam 9' Y

Y 31' Maxime Chanot

Y 34' Jesus Medina

Marlon Hairston 37' Y

Y 39' Nicolas Acevedo

Y 51' Gudmundur Thorarinsson

Pedro Santos 77' Y

Waylon Francis 79' Y

Bradley Wright-Phillips 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC 2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	2–2	D
03 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
28 Jun	Austin FC	A	0–0	D
23 Jun	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
19 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
07 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
27 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
23 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
19 Jun	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
29 May	Los Angeles FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		New York City FC
#12	Position	#8
29	Points	33
27	Played	27
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	8 / 9 / 10
39	Scored	41
43	Conceded	36
-4	GD	+5
1.07	PPG	1.22
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ 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	15 G	4 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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
9' A meaty challenge results in booking for Saad Abdul-Salam on 9.
14' 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.
19' Miguel Berry, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eloy Room, as he is very good at scoring at New Crew Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
29' Maxime Chanot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
31' A moment of madness from Maxime Chanot on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
34' The referee calls foul for Jesus Medina. He receives a Yellow card.
37' Marlon Hairston is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
39' A moment of madness from Nicolas Acevedo on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
44' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
47' Brilliant from the ! Jesus Medina makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 47.
48' A goal from the USA international Darlington Nagbe! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
51' Controversy at the stadium! Gudmundur Thorarinsson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
56' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
58' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Alexandru Matan is replaced by Erik Hurtado on 58 minute.
62' Lucas Zelarayan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
64' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Bradley Wright-Phillips comes on to replace Miguel Berry.
66' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Jesus Medina is withdrawn and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi gets his opportunity.
71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
77' Pedro Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
79' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Waylon Francis gets a Yellow card.
80' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Pedro Santos by Perry Kitchen on 80 minute.
82' Bradley Wright-Phillips was booked on 82.
82' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Perry Kitchen comes on to replace Marlon Hairston.
84' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Isaiah Parente on, Lucas Zelarayan off on 84 minutes.
89' 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.
With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Erik Hurtado 58'
14
Waylon Francis
17
Marlon Hairston ↓ Perry Kitchen 82'
4
Jonathan Mensah
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Perry Kitchen 80'
6
Darlington Nagbe
30
Aboubacar Keita
10
Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Isaiah Parente 84'
27
Miguel Berry ↓ Bradley Wright-Phillips 64'
26
Saad Abdul-Salam

Bench

2
Perry Kitchen ↑ 82'
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↑ 64'
23
Grant Lillard
24
Evan Bush
28
Matt Lampson
33
Erik Hurtado ↑ 58'
16
Isaiah Parente ↑ 84'

Coach Caleb Porter

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 66'
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Santiago Rodriguez 82'
13
Luis Barraza
26
Nicolas Acevedo ↓ Alfredo Morales 66'
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 66'
8
Thiago

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

2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2021-06-28 Austin FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W

New York City FC Form

2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-19 New York City FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-05-29 Los Angeles FC 1–2 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.54 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC48% Draw26% New York City FC26%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

74%

Draw or New York City FC

52%

Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC31% Draw46% New York City FC23%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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