New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York Red Bulls

2 – 1

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 33' Alexandru Matan

Luquinhas 58' 1–1

Dante Vanzeir 86' 2–1

Y 45' Steven Moreira

Cristian Casseres Jr. 53' Y

Cory Burke 63' Y

Y 83' Jacen Russell-Rowe

Y 88' Jimmy Medranda

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-03-18 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2022-10-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2022-03-20 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2021-10-23 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls 2021-09-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–1	W
12 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
05 Mar	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
15 Oct	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
09 Oct	Charlotte FC	H	2–0	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
12 Mar	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
05 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	2–0	W
26 Feb	Philadelphia Union	A	1–4	L
09 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
05 Oct	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D

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' KICK OFF: Columbus Crew SC gets underway.
5' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Sean Nealis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 286 appearances.
20' Jacen Russell-Rowe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Will Sands is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' Against the run of play, Alexandru Matan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
38' Jimmy Medranda, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Steven Moreira was booked on 45.
46' The crowd applauds Daniel Edelman as he leaves the pitch. Elias Manoel steps in for New York Red Bulls.
51' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
53' A moment of madness from Christian Casseres Jr. on 53 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
58' Goal! Luquinhas scores his 12 goal in 147 matches.
62' The supporters are chanting for Jacen Russell-Rowe. He replaces Yaw Yeboah on 62 minute.
63' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. Cory Burke gets a Yellow card.
68' Jamaica international Cory Burke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
75' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Cameron Harper exits the field as Dante Vanzeir enters on 75.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
81' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Will Sands departs to be replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jacen Russell-Rowe.
84' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Cory Burke exits the field as Tom Barlow enters on 84.
86' A stunning finish from Dante Vanzeir — that came from absolutely nowhere!
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jimmy Medranda.
90' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Luquinhas departs to be replaced by Omir Fernandez.
Another three points for New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

2023-03-18 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-03-12 Minnesota United FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2023-03-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC D 2023-02-26 Orlando City SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2022-10-15 New York Red Bulls 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-10-09 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Charlotte FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-03-18 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-03-12 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-10-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.72 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls45% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC30%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

70%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

55%

New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls31% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC26%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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