Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Sat 8 Jul 2023 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 75' Justin Haak
Sean Zawadzki 90' 1–1
Y 13' Luis Barraza
Lucas Zelarayan 41' Y
Cucho Hernandez 45' Y
Malte Amundsen 57' Y
Darlington Nagbe 64' Y
Cucho Hernandez 68' YR
Y 68' Santiago Rodriguez
Sean Zawadzki 85' Y
Y 90' Braian Cufre
Milos Degenek 90' Y
Y 90' Justin Haak

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New York City FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.

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

7
5
8
Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC 2023-06-17 New York City FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2022-08-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York City FC 2022-05-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul New York City FC H 1–1 D
04 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
01 Jul New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
24 Jun Nashville SC H 2–0 W
17 Jun New York City FC A 1–1 D
11 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
05 Jul Charlotte FC H 1–1 D
01 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
25 Jun Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
21 Jun Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
17 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Columbus Crew SC and New York City FC is underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 13' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Luis Barraza on 13 minutes.
  • 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 23' Patrick Schulte is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Barraza made 294 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' Richie Ledezma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Lucas Zelarayan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 45' Cucho Hernandez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mitja Ilenic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Malte Amundsen on 57 minutes earns him a card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 62' 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.
  • 64' The referee has no hesitation. Darlington Nagbe is booked for Columbus Crew SC — card on 64.
  • 67' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 67 minute. Darlington Nagbe leaves to be changed by Milos Degenek.
  • 68' That is a card for Columbus Crew SC. Cucho Hernandez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 75' Justin Haak has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Yaw Yeboah by Luis Diaz on 82 minute.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Sean Zawadzki. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 86' Braian Cufre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin O'Toole on 86 minute.
  • 87' The whistle greets Malte Amundsen as he departs to be replaced by Max Arfsten.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Sean Zawadzki gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Braian Cufre on 90 minutes earns him a card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Hannes Wolf 5
Lucas Zelarayan 4
Pedro Santos 3
Gyasi Zardes 2
Talles Magno 2
Jesus Medina 2
Daniel Gazdag 2

Head to Head

2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC 2023-06-17 New York City FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2022-08-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York City FC 2022-05-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-07-04 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-07-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2023-06-17 New York City FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W

New York City FC Form

2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-07-05 New York City FC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-07-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2023-06-25 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-06-21 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2023-06-17 New York City FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC38% Draw27% New York City FC35%
Actual: Draw

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 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
65%
Draw or New York City FC
62%
Columbus Crew SC or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC25% Draw46% New York City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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