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

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MLS · 2023

New York Red Bulls

2 – 1

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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 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

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
#11	Position	#7
42	Points	47
34	Played	34
12 / 6 / 16	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
48	Scored	59
62	Conceded	52
-14	GD	+7
1.24	PPG	1.38
35%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

7/7

16-30

4/3

31-45

8/7

46-60

7/10

61-75

4/6

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	13 G	3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	8 G	1 A

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York Red Bulls is hosting Columbus Crew SC for another epic battle.
5' 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.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Alexandru Matan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 8 appearances.
33' Alexandru Matan makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
43' Darlington Nagbe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 18 Yellow cards this season.
45' Steven Moreira is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' The crowd applauds Daniel Edelman as he leaves the pitch. Elias Manoel steps in for New York Red Bulls.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 302 games and scored 443 goals.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Christian Casseres Jr. argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
58' Magnificent from Luquinhas! That is 12 goals in 147 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
62' The supporters are chanting for Jacen Russell-Rowe. He replaces Yaw Yeboah on 62 minute.
63' Cory Burke catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Julian Hall scoring 1 goals.
75' Dante Vanzeir has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Harper on 75 minute.
80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerhard Struber might look to freshen things up shortly.
81' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Jimmy Medranda on, Will Sands off on 81 minutes.
83' Jacen Russell-Rowe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
84' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Tom Barlow on, Cory Burke off on 84 minutes.
86' The Belgium Dante Vanzeir breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 2-1!
88' The referee has no hesitation. Jimmy Medranda is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 88.
90' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Luquinhas is replaced by Omir Fernandez.
Columbus Crew SC will have plenty to reflect on. New York Red Bulls were simply the better side today.

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
Pedro Santos	3
Darlington Nagbe	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

1.59 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls43% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC32%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

68%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

57%

New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls29% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC27%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

0 – 1

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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