Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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

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
#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' The wait is over. Columbus Crew SC get us underway at Citi Field.
  • 5' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tayvon Gray, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Aiden O'Neill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Denmark international Malte Amundsen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Gazdag makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 45' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' Cesar Ruvalcaba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Moreira on 46 minute.
  • 48' Hannes Wolf has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' Max Arfsten has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' The Palestine Wessam Abou Ali breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-2!
  • 65' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hannes Wolf scoring 3 goals.
  • 67' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Maxi Moralez exits the field as Julian Fernandez enters on 67.
  • 72' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Hugo Picard exits the field as Dylan Chambost enters on 72.
  • 73' Hannes Wolf with the second goal in the match!
  • 78' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Aiden O'Neill by Jonathan Shore on 82 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Daniel Gazdag is replaced by Amar Sejdic.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' That is a card for New York City FC. Julian Fernandez will be fuming at that decision.
  • With this win, New York City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
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

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
1.88 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 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC48% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC29%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
52%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC33% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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