Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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New York Red Bulls

Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 21:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Harrison Afful 15' Y

Y 27' Aaron Long

Wil Trapp 31' Y

Y 68' Cristian Casseres Jr.

Pedro Santos 74' Y

Waylon Francis 90' Y

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Adam Wienckowski
Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Guido Gonzalez
Referee Matthew Franz

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 20 games · Avg 2.8 goals New York Red Bulls

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-11-04 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
12 Nov	New York Red Bulls	A	0–3	L
04 Nov	New York Red Bulls	H	1–0	W
02 Nov	D.C. United SC	A	2–2	D
28 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
21 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D
30 Nov	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
25 Nov	Atlanta United FC	A	0–3	L
12 Nov	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–0	W
04 Nov	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–1	L
28 Oct	Orlando City SC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		New York Red Bulls
#10	Position	#5
16	Points	22
15	Played	15
4 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
21	Scored	25
23	Conceded	32
-2	GD	-7
1.07	PPG	1.47
27%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 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 Red Bulls

0-15

5/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/5

46-60

3/5

61-75

1/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
6' The deadlock is broken! Andreas Ivan gets on the scoresheet on 6 minutes.
11' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Harrison Afful on 15 minutes.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Marcus Epps has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
27' That is a Yellow card for New York Red Bulls. Aaron Long will be fuming at that decision.
31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Wil Trapp.
36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
41' Goal! Gaston Sauro scores his 2 goal in 284 matches.
46' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Aaron Long exits the field as Tim Parker enters on 46.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 100% of all matches.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' Alex Muyl has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Epps on 61 minute.
64' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Kyle Duncan departs to be replaced by Sean Nealis.
68' The referee calls foul for Cristian Casseres. He receives a Yellow card.
73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
74' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
79' The supporters are chanting for Robinho. He replaces Justin Meram on 79 minute.
84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
89' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Waylon Francis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
It finishes all square. Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Kaku
26
Tim Parker ↑ 46'
27
Sean Davis
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 61'
17
Benjamin Mines
24
Evan Louro
15
Sean Nealis ↑ 64'

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	4
Daniel Royer	4
Pedro Santos	3
Darlington Nagbe	3
Miguel Berry	2
Cucho Hernandez	2
Alex Muyl	2
Jonathan Mensah	2

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-11-04 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-10-28 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-10-21 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

New York Red Bulls Form

2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-11-30 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2018-11-25 Atlanta United FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls L 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-11-04 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2018-10-28 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC48% Draw26% New York Red Bulls26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

73%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

52%

Columbus Crew SC or New York Red Bulls

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC36% Draw44% New York Red Bulls20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 0

7.6%

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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