Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
New York City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Wed 17 Sep 2025 · 23:30 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Julian Fernandez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Citi Field.

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
2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2025-03-22 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 New York City FC 2024-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 New York City FC 2024-06-15 New York City FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
14 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 3–1 W
30 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
23 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
17 Aug Nashville SC H 2–1 W
26 Jul FC Dallas A 4–3 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep New York City FC A 2–3 L
13 Sep Atlanta United FC A 5–4 W
30 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
23 Aug New England Revolution H 1–2 L
16 Aug Toronto FC A 1–1 D
25 Jul Orlando City SC H 1–3 L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC 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.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steven Moreira, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The Hungary Daniel Gazdag breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 0-1!
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' The whistle greets Steven Moreira as he departs to be replaced by Cesar Ruvalcaba.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Hannes Wolf makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Patrick Schulte is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 58' The 24-year-old Justin Haak has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Assisted by Max Arfsten with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wessam Abou Ali makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 65' France international Hugo Picard has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Julian Fernandez. He replaces Maxi Moralez on 67 minute.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Hugo Picard is replaced by Dylan Chambost.
  • 73' A stunning finish from Hannes Wolf — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 78' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Aiden O'Neill is replaced by Jonathan Shore.
  • 83' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Daniel Gazdag has done his job and it is now time for Amar Sejdic to step up.
  • 88' Matt Freese is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 90' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 3-2 the final result. Columbus Crew SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Hannes Wolf 5
Lucas Zelarayan 4
Pedro Santos 3
Jesus Medina 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Agustin Ojeda 2
Christian Ramirez 2

Head to Head

2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2025-03-22 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 New York City FC 2024-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 New York City FC 2024-06-15 New York City FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC W 2025-08-30 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC W 2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-07-26 FC Dallas 3–4 New York City FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-09-13 Atlanta United FC 4–5 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-08-30 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-08-23 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2025-08-16 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.97 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC49% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
51%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC35% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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