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 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 19 games · Avg 2.8 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
#10	Position	#8
16	Points	19
15	Played	15
4 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	5 / 4 / 6
21	Scored	25
23	Conceded	21
-2	GD	+4
1.07	PPG	1.27
27%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at New Crew Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
9' The referee has no hesitation. Saad Abdul-Salam is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 9.
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
29' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' Controversy at the stadium! Maxime Chanot argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
34' Poor challenge from Jesus Medina. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marlon Hairston on 37 minutes.
39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicolas Acevedo.
44' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
47' Goal! Jesus Medina scores his 49 goal in 286 matches.
48' Darlington Nagbe adds to his 0 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
51' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Gudmundur Thorarinsson gets a Yellow card.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
58' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 58 minute. Alexandru Matan leaves to be changed by Erik Hurtado.
62' Against the run of play, Lucas Zelarayan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
64' The crowd applauds Miguel Berry as he leaves the pitch. Bradley Wright-Phillips steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
66' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesus Medina on 66 minute.
71' 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.
76' The 26-year-old Aboubacar Keita has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
77' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Pedro Santos will be fuming at that decision.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Waylon Francis is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 79.
80' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Pedro Santos is replaced by Perry Kitchen.
82' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Bradley Wright-Phillips will be fuming at that decision.
82' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 82 minute. Marlon Hairston leaves to be changed by Perry Kitchen.
84' Isaiah Parente is replacing Lucas Zelarayan for the Columbus Crew SC side.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
The final score is 2-1.

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
Christian Ramirez	2
Santiago Rodriguez	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Talles Magno	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

1.53 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC47% Draw26% New York City FC27%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

73%

Draw or New York City FC

53%

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%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.9%

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%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	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.