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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. New York City FC host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Maxime Chanot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Artur suffering a number of foals already.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 305 games and scored 475 goals.
22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Heber.
27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
32' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
42' 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.
47' Harrison Afful has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
52' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
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 305 matches.
59' Artur is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luis Diaz at the 59 minute mark.
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 meaty challenge results in booking for Jesus Medina on 67.
71' Milton Valenzuela gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Hector Jimenez and will look to change the dynamic.
72' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Gyasi Zardes is replaced by Fanendo Adi on 72 minute.
77' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
82' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Christopher Cadden by Harrison Afful on 82 minute.
87' Tony Rocha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Ring on 87 minute.
89' Gary Mackay-Steven is replacing Alexandru Mitrita for the New York City FC side.
It finishes all square. New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC share the spoils 1-0.

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
Hannes Wolf	5
Valentin Castellanos	5
Lucas Zelarayan	4
Pedro Santos	3
Daniel Gazdag	2
Agustin Ojeda	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Santiago Rodriguez	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

1.22 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Columbus Crew SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC37% Draw28% Columbus Crew SC35%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

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

66%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

63%

New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC24% Draw48% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

9.9%

0 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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