New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 19 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Patryk Klimala 55' Y

Y 84' Erik Hurtado

Overview

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New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

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

New York Red Bulls 20 games · Avg 2.8 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-19 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
15 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
05 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	0–0	D
31 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
26 Jul	D.C. United SC	A	0–1	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
15 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
07 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	2–3	L
04 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	2–4	L
30 Jul	New York City FC	A	1–4	L
24 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls		Columbus Crew SC
#8	Position	#10
25	Points	20
18	Played	18
7 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 8
29	Scored	26
39	Conceded	28
-10	GD	-2
1.39	PPG	1.11
39%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

1/5

76+

3/3

■ 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 Red Bulls

Julian Hall	9 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Red Bull Arena. New York Red Bulls are looking to make home advantage count against Columbus Crew SC.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The 28-year-old Kyle Duncan has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' USA international Aboubacar Keita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' Brilliant from the ! John Tolkin makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 33.
38' 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.
43' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Gyasi Zardes is replaced by Lucas Zelarayan.
46' New York Red Bulls make a change. Andres Reyes trudges off to be replaced by Frankie Amaya on 46 minutes.
51' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Santos. He replaces Waylon Francis on 51 minute.
52' Derrick Etienne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexandru Matan on 52 minute.
55' The referee calls foul for Patryk Klimala. He receives a Yellow card.
60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' The whistle greets Patryk Klimala as he departs to be replaced by Tom Barlow.
66' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
71' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Fabio is replaced by Daniel Royer on 71 minute.
73' New York Red Bulls make a change. Amro Tarek trudges off to be replaced by Mandela Egbo on 73 minutes.
75' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Kevin Molino is withdrawn and Erik Hurtado gets his opportunity.
80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
84' The referee calls foul for Erik Hurtado. He receives a Yellow card.
89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

24
Jason Pendant
39
Mandela Egbo ↑ 73'
77
Daniel Royer ↑ 71'
18
Ryan Meara
21
Omir Fernandez
8
Frankie Amaya ↑ 46'
74
Tom Barlow ↑ 61'
37
Caden Clark ↑ 71'

Coach Gerhard Struber

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Derrick Etienne 52'
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips
18
Liam Fraser
14
Waylon Francis ↓ Pedro Santos 51'
4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Lucas Zelarayan 45'
9
Kevin Molino ↓ Erik Hurtado 75'
6
Darlington Nagbe
30
Aboubacar Keita

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Royer	4
Gyasi Zardes	4
Darlington Nagbe	3
Pedro Santos	3
Derrick Etienne	2
Brian White	2
Emil Forsberg	2
Jonathan Mensah	2

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-08-19 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-08-15 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-08-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2021-07-31 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-08-19 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 Atlanta United FC L 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC L 2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.52 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls41% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC33%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

67%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

59%

New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls28% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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