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

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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 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 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
#10	Position	#7
42	Points	47
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
49	Scored	59
45	Conceded	52
+4	GD	+7
1.24	PPG	1.38
29%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
12' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
17' 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.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Domenec Torrent might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Valentin Castellanos makes it 1-0.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Pedro Santos comes on to replace Eduardo Sosa.
49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Mensah.
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' New York City FC ring the changes. Gary Mackay-Steven has done his job and it is now time for Alexandru Mitrita to step up.
60' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Romario Williams trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Hamilton on 60 minutes.
64' Eloy Room was booked on 64.
68' The referee calls foul for Alex Crognale. He receives a Yellow card.
73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
78' The crowd applauds Luis Argudo as he leaves the pitch. Luis Diaz steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
80' Ronald Matarrita is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
82' Another change for New York City FC made on 82 minute. Tony Rocha leaves to be changed by Keaton Parks.
87' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Sebastien Ibeagha on, Valentin Castellanos off on 87 minutes.
The points are shared — New York City FC 1-0 Columbus Crew SC. Honours even.

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
Daniel Gazdag	2
Agustin Ojeda	2
Christian Ramirez	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

1.61 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC49% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC25%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

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

75%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

51%

New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC33% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC21%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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