Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome Columbus Crew SC for this crunch clash at Citi Field.
  • 5' Marcelo Herrera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 202 appearances.
  • 10' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' GOAL! Daniel Gazdag fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Cesar Ruvalcaba gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Steven Moreira and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Hannes Wolf gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Darlington Nagbe, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' Wessam Abou Ali has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Julian Fernandez is hanging Maxi Moralez on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Hugo Picard by Dylan Chambost on 72 minute.
  • 73' Hannes Wolf is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
  • 78' Aiden O'Neill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 82' Another change for New York City FC made on 82 minute. Aiden O'Neill leaves to be changed by Jonathan Shore.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Amar Sejdic comes on to replace Daniel Gazdag.
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Fernandez on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.

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
Christian Ramirez 2
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Talles Magno 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
1.79 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC45% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC32%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
55%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC31% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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