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 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#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 game is set. New York City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
9' Saad Abdul-Salam is having his name booked by the referee on 9.
14' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' Gudmundur Thorarinsson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
31' The referee calls foul for Maxime Chanot. He receives a Yellow card.
34' Jesus Medina picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' The referee has no hesitation. Marlon Hairston is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 37.
39' Nicolas Acevedo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Darlington Nagbe, as he is very good at scoring at New Crew Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
47' Brilliant from the ! Jesus Medina makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 47.
48' GOAL! Darlington Nagbe scores on 45.
51' Gudmundur Thorarinsson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
58' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Alexandru Matan is withdrawn and Erik Hurtado gets his opportunity.
62' What a moment for Lucas Zelarayan! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
64' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 64 minute. Miguel Berry leaves to be changed by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
66' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Jesus Medina is replaced by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi on 66 minute.
71' Waylon Francis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
76' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
77' Pedro Santos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Waylon Francis.
80' Perry Kitchen is replacing Pedro Santos for the Columbus Crew SC side.
82' Bradley Wright-Phillips catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
82' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Marlon Hairston is withdrawn and Perry Kitchen gets his opportunity.
84' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Isaiah Parente on, Lucas Zelarayan off on 84 minutes.
89' Marlon Hairston has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

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
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

1.29 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC46% Draw26% New York City FC28%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

72%

Draw or New York City FC

54%

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

12.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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.