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 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#5	Position	#10
22	Points	16
15	Played	15
6 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 7
25	Scored	21
32	Conceded	23
-7	GD	-2
1.47	PPG	1.07
40%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

5/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/5

46-60

3/5

61-75

1/2

76+

3/2

■ 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' That's the starting whistle at Red Bull Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Zelarayan, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' New York Red Bulls 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.
25' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Andres Reyes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
33' Alexandru Matan makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Jimmy Medranda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Moreira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Elias Manoel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Edelman on 46 minute.
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.
53' The referee shows New York Red Bulls player a Yellow card on 53.
58' Magnificent from Luquinhas! That is 12 goals in 147 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
62' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Jacen Russell-Rowe comes on to replace Yaw Yeboah.
63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cory Burke.
68' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
73' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Julian Hall scoring 1 goals.
75' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Cameron Harper exits the field as Dante Vanzeir enters on 75.
80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
81' The whistle greets Will Sands as he departs to be replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacen Russell-Rowe on 83.
84' New York Red Bulls manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Barlow is hanging Cory Burke on the field on 84 minute.
86' GOAL! Dante Vanzeir fires home to make it 2-1!
88' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Jimmy Medranda gets a Yellow card.
90' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Luquinhas has done his job and it is now time for Omir Fernandez to step up.
New York Red Bulls celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Gyasi Zardes	4
Daniel Royer	4
Pedro Santos	3
Darlington Nagbe	3
Jonathan Mensah	2
Miguel Berry	2
Cucho Hernandez	2
Alex Muyl	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

1.71 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls46% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC29%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

71%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

54%

New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls32% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC25%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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