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New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
New York City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 22 May 2021 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
15 May Toronto FC H 1–1 D
08 May Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
01 May Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
24 Apr FC Cincinnati H 5–0 W
18 Apr D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May New York City FC A 0–0 D
16 May New England Revolution A 0–1 L
12 May Toronto FC A 0–2 L
08 May D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
01 May Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
18 Apr Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Red Bull Arena!
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York City FC - Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC 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

New York City FC Form

2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-05-15 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2021-05-08 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC W 2021-04-24 New York City FC 5–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-05-16 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 3
1.44 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC50% Draw29% Columbus Crew SC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
50%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
71%

Half-Time Result

New York City FC34% Draw51% Columbus Crew SC15%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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