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

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Columbus Crew SC

Mon 24 Aug 2020 · 23:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45+8'

Heber 22' Y

Jesus Medina 67' Y

Overview

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New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

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

Match Details

Referee Nima Saghafi
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee Jose Da Silva
Referee Kevin Broadley
Referee Gjovalin Bori

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

2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
20 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
02 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–3	L
27 Jul	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W
20 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–0	W
15 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	1–3	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
20 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
29 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
22 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W
17 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	2–0	W
12 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	4–0	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Diaz made 284 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' USA international Andrew Tarbell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
22' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Heber gets a Yellow card.
27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
32' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
37' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
42' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
57' Sean Johnson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
58' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Derrick Etienne by Ema Boateng on 58 minute.
59' Alexander Ring doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
59' Luis Diaz makes way for Artur at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
64' Harrison Afful is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
67' Jesus Medina was booked on 67.
71' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Hector Jimenez departs to be replaced by Milton Valenzuela.
72' Gyasi Zardes makes way for Fanendo Adi at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
77' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
82' The whistle greets Christopher Cadden as he departs to be replaced by Harrison Afful.
87' Tony Rocha gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Alexander Ring and will look to change the dynamic.
89' The supporters are chanting for Gary Mackay-Steven. He replaces Alexandru Mitrita on 89 minute.
New York City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm
22
Ronald Matarrita
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C ↓ Tony Rocha 87'
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Gudmundur THorarinsson 89'
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
28
Alexandru Mitrita ↓ Gary Mackay-Steven 89'
9
Heber ↓ Valentin Castellanos 71'
55
Keaton Parks

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Andrew Tarbell
22
Derrick Etienne ↓ Ema Boateng 58'
2
Christopher Cadden ↓ Harrison Afful 82'
4
Jonathan Mensah C
11
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Fanendo Adi 72'
7
Pedro Santos
16
Hector Jimenez ↓ Milton Valenzuela 71'
6
Darlington Nagbe
30
Aboubacar Keita
12
Luis Diaz ↓ Artur 59'
18
Sebastian Berhalter

Bench

20
Ema Boateng ↑ 58'
14
Waylon Francis
19
Milton Valenzuela ↑ 71'
25
Harrison Afful ↑ 82'
8
Artur ↑ 59'
3
Joshua Williams
28
Matt Lampson
26
Fatai Alashe
9
Fanendo Adi ↑ 72'

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers L 2020-07-27 Toronto FC 1–3 New York City FC W 2020-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 0–1 New York City FC W 2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-07-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-22 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.33 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC41% Draw28% Columbus Crew SC31%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

59%

New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC27% Draw48% Columbus Crew SC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

9.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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