Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE QUARTER FINALS

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 2
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Y 40' Sean Davis
Y 81' Kyle Duncan
Y 84' Kyle Duncan
Y 89' Aaron Long

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

11
4
6
Columbus Crew SC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov New York Red Bulls H 3–2 W
08 Nov Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
05 Nov Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
01 Nov Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
29 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
25 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L
08 Nov Toronto FC H 2–1 W
02 Nov New York City FC A 2–5 L
28 Oct New England Revolution H 1–0 W
24 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
18 Oct Orlando City SC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls
#12 Position #10
29 Points 33
27 Played 26
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11
39 Scored 34
43 Conceded 48
-4 GD -14
1.07 PPG 1.27
30% Win % 35%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (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 Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at MAPFRE Stadium!
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' Caden Clark puts New York Red Bulls on the lead.
  • 26' GOAL! Pedro Santos scores on 26.
  • 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Darlington Nagbe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 40' Controversy at the stadium! Sean Davis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Magnificent from Darlington Nagbe! That is 12 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 51' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Dru Yearwood is replaced by Cristian Casseres Jr..
  • 56' Armenia international Lucas Zelarayan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' Another substitution for New York Red Bulls to replace Daniel Royer by Brian White on 59 minute.
  • 64' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' Gyasi Zardes makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
  • 73' The 38-year-old Joshua Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 76' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Sean Davis departs to be replaced by Marc Rzatkowski.
  • 81' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 81 minute. Derrick Etienne leaves to be changed by Luis Diaz.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kyle Duncan on 81 minutes.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kyle Duncan.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Aaron Long. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Goal! Brian White scores his 91 goal in 290 matches.
  • New York Red Bulls will have plenty to reflect on. Columbus Crew SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Royer 4
Gyasi Zardes 4
Pedro Santos 3
Darlington Nagbe 3
Jonathan Mensah 2
Derrick Etienne 2
Brian White 2
Emil Forsberg 2

Head to Head

2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

New York Red Bulls Form

2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls L 2020-11-08 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Toronto FC W 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls L 2020-10-28 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New England Revolution W 2020-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2020-10-18 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC55% Draw22% New York Red Bulls23%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
77%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
45%
Columbus Crew SC or New York Red Bulls
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC40% Draw39% New York Red Bulls21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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