Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
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
Y 63' Taha Habroune

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
10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

7
5
7
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC
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
Columbus Crew SC
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 #10
19 Points 16
15 Played 15
5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
25 Scored 21
21 Conceded 23
+4 GD -2
1.27 PPG 1.07
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York City FC is hosting Columbus Crew SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It’s high time Henrik Rydström made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' Hannes Wolf puts New York City FC on the lead.
  • 16' What a strike from Hannes Wolf! The score is 2-0.
  • 21' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
  • 26' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Hannes Wolf scoring 3 goals.
  • 31' Steven Moreira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kai Trewin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thiago Martins, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' Taha Habroune is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 66' Hannes Wolf makes a hat-trick on 66.
  • 71' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York City FC players.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Hannes Wolf 5
Lucas Zelarayan 4
Pedro Santos 3
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Talles Magno 2
Jesus Medina 2

Head to Head

2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 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

New York City FC Form

2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-18 New England Revolution 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.03 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: 3.3
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 42%
58%
± 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 FC40% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC19%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
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% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 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.