Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

8
5
7
New York City FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#5 Position #10
26 Points 20
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
31 Scored 26
24 Conceded 28
+7 GD -2
1.44 PPG 1.11
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Columbus Crew SC get us underway at Red Bull Arena.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' Poor challenge from Heber. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 27' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 57' Milton Valenzuela needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Derrick Etienne by Ema Boateng on 58 minute.
  • 59' Alexander Ring has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 59' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Artur is hanging Luis Diaz on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' Andrew Tarbell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jesus Medina.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Milton Valenzuela on, Hector Jimenez off on 71 minutes.
  • 72' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Gyasi Zardes is withdrawn and Fanendo Adi gets his opportunity.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Christopher Cadden as he leaves the pitch. Harrison Afful steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 87' Alexander Ring makes way for Tony Rocha at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 89' Alexandru Mitrita makes way for Gary Mackay-Steven at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from 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

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Hannes Wolf 5
Lucas Zelarayan 4
Pedro Santos 3
Agustin Ojeda 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Gyasi Zardes 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.39 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC42% Draw28% Columbus Crew SC30%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
58%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC29% Draw48% Columbus Crew SC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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