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

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

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
#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 ball is rolling at New Crew Stadium. Columbus Crew SC are looking to make home advantage count against New York City FC.
5' Thiago has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
9' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Saad Abdul-Salam gets a Yellow card.
14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
19' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jesus Medina suffering a number of foals already.
24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
29' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
31' The referee calls foul for Maxime Chanot. He receives a Yellow card.
34' A moment of madness from Jesus Medina on 34 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
37' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
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 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.
47' Jesus Medina makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and New York City FC are in front.
48' What a strike from Darlington Nagbe! The score is 1-1.
51' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gudmundur Thorarinsson on 51 minutes.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' The crowd applauds Alexandru Matan as he leaves the pitch. Erik Hurtado steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
62' A goal from the Armenia international Lucas Zelarayan! He fires home on 62 to make it 2-1!
64' The crowd applauds Miguel Berry as he leaves the pitch. Bradley Wright-Phillips steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
66' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Jesus Medina and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Peru international Alexander Callens has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
76' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
77' A moment of madness from Pedro Santos on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
79' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Waylon Francis gets a Yellow card.
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' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Marlon Hairston is replaced by Perry Kitchen.
84' The crowd applauds Lucas Zelarayan as he leaves the pitch. Isaiah Parente steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.

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
Valentin Castellanos	5
Hannes Wolf	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

1.66 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC51% Draw25% New York City FC24%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

76%

Draw or New York City FC

49%

Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC35% Draw45% New York City FC20%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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.