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 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 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	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	27	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	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
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

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

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	#12
33	Points	29
27	Played	27
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 14
41	Scored	39
36	Conceded	43
+5	GD	-4
1.22	PPG	1.07
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
5' 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.
10' Milton Valenzuela is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
15' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
32' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 291 games and scored 434 goals.
52' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' Andrew Tarbell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
58' Ema Boateng gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Derrick Etienne and will look to change the dynamic.
59' Goal! Alexander Ring scores his 24 goal in 294 matches.
59' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Luis Diaz is replaced by Artur on 59 minute.
64' 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.
67' A moment of madness from Jesus Medina on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
71' Milton Valenzuela is replacing Hector Jimenez for the Columbus Crew SC side.
72' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Fanendo Adi comes on to replace Gyasi Zardes.
77' Artur needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
82' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Christopher Cadden by Harrison Afful on 82 minute.
87' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Alexander Ring by Tony Rocha on 87 minute.
89' New York City FC ring the changes. Alexandru Mitrita has done his job and it is now time for Gary Mackay-Steven to step up.
Full Time. New York City FC beats Columbus Crew SC

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

1.3 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 FC40% Draw28% Columbus Crew SC32%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

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	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

60%

New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC27% Draw49% Columbus Crew SC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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