New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Columbus Crew SC

Wed 21 Aug 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+16'

Y 12' David Guzman

Y 49' Jonathan Mensah

Y 64' Eloy Room

Y 68' Alex Crognale

Ronald Matarrita 80' Y

Overview

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New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Nick Uranga
Referee Geoff Gamble
Referee

8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-21 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New York City FC 2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC 2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
17 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	4–1	W
11 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	3–2	W
04 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
26 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D
10 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	2–2	D
04 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
27 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	3–2	W
20 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

New York City FC		Columbus Crew SC
#8	Position	#10
19	Points	16
15	Played	15
5 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 7
25	Scored	21
21	Conceded	23
+4	GD	-2
1.27	PPG	1.07
33%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harrison Afful is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
10' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
12' David Guzman is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
17' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
22' It’s high time Domenec Torrent made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
27' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Against the run of play, Valentin Castellanos has scored! This game has turned on its head.
41' Eduardo Sosa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
46' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Pedro Santos on, Eduardo Sosa off on 46 minutes.
49' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Mensah. He receives a Yellow card.
54' Maxi Moralez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 39 goals in his last 286 appearances.
59' The crowd applauds Gary Mackay-Steven as he leaves the pitch. Alexandru Mitrita steps in for New York City FC.
60' Jordan Hamilton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Romario Williams on 60 minute.
64' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Eloy Room gets a Yellow card.
68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Crognale on 68.
73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
78' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Luis Argudo exits the field as Luis Diaz enters on 78.
80' A moment of madness from Ronald Matarrita on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
82' Keaton Parks has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tony Rocha on 82 minute.
87' The crowd applauds Valentin Castellanos as he leaves the pitch. Sebastien Ibeagha steps in for New York City FC.
That’s it! Another goalless match for New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Gary Mackay-Steven ↓ Alexandru Mitrita 59'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 87'
22
Ronald Matarrita
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
1
Sean Johnson
15
Tony Rocha ↓ Keaton Parks 82'
9
Heber

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
9
David Guzman
29
David Accam
4
Jonathan Mensah C
25
Harrison Afful
8
Artur
20
Eduardo Sosa ↓ Pedro Santos 46'
21
Alex Crognale
2
Luis Argudo ↓ Luis Diaz 78'
31
Connor Maloney
17
Romario Williams ↓ Jordan Hamilton 60'

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Valentin Castellanos	5
Hannes Wolf	5
Lucas Zelarayan	4
Pedro Santos	3
Jesus Medina	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Santiago Rodriguez	2
Gyasi Zardes	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2019-08-21 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-08-17 FC Cincinnati 1–4 New York City FC W 2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2019-08-08 New York City FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC L 2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-08-21 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2019-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-07-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.72 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC53% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC22%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

New York City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

47%

New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC37% Draw45% Columbus Crew SC18%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

3 – 0

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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