Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sun 10 May 2026 · 20:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Hannes Wolf 12' 1–0
Hannes Wolf 16' 2–0
Hannes Wolf 66' 3–0

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Assistant 1 Nick Uranga
  • Assistant 2 Jose Da Silva
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W
03 May D.C. United SC H 0–2 L
25 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr FC Cincinnati H 4–4 D
18 Apr Charlotte FC H 1–2 L
11 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May New York City FC A 0–3 L
02 May Minnesota United FC H 0–0 D
25 Apr Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
23 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
18 Apr New England Revolution A 1–2 L
12 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D

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' That's the starting whistle at Yankee Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 297 games and scored 466 goals.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 12' The deadlock is broken! Hannes Wolf gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Hannes Wolf makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 21' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' Patrick Schulte has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Steven Moreira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Taha Habroune gets a card.
  • 66' Hannes Wolf does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hugo Picard, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 81' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 86' 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.
  • Full Time. New York City FC beats Columbus Crew SC

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.01 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC52% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
48%
New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC39% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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