Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
4
11
New York Red Bulls 21 games · Avg 2.7 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #12
33 Points 29
26 Played 27
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
34 Scored 39
48 Conceded 43
-14 GD -4
1.27 PPG 1.07
35% Win % 30%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 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' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerhard Struber might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Colombia international Andres Reyes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' What a moment for Alexandru Matan! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Steven Moreira was booked on 45.
  • 46' Elias Manoel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Edelman on 46 minute.
  • 51' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Christian Casseres Jr. argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 58' Luquinhas doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Yaw Yeboah departs to be replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 63' New York Red Bulls receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 73' Tom Barlow is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 75' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Dante Vanzeir on, Cameron Harper off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Will Sands trudges off to be replaced by Jimmy Medranda on 81 minutes.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Jacen Russell-Rowe is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Cory Burke is withdrawn and Tom Barlow gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Against the run of play, Dante Vanzeir has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 88' Jimmy Medranda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Omir Fernandez comes on to replace Luquinhas.
  • 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

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.57 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls44% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC30%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
70%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
56%
New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls30% Draw45% Columbus Crew SC25%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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