New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 13 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Julian Hall 7' 1–0

Overview

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

New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

New York Red Bulls 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2025-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York Red Bulls 2025-08-30 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2024-10-19 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2024-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
09 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
02 May	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	4–4	D
18 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–4	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
10 May	New York City FC	A	0–3	L
02 May	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
23 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York Red Bulls launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
5' Sekou Bangoura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
7' The USA Julian Hall breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 1-0!
12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
17' 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.
22' With 4 assists to his name this season, Cade Cowell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
32' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
37' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' 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.
47' 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.
52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 100% of all matches.
57' Sean Zawadzki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 296 appearances.
62' Max Arfsten has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
77' 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.
82' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's 4-4-2 shape.
87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York Red Bulls players.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

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

2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-02 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Dallas D 2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-18 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 New York Red Bulls L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-18 New England Revolution 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 3

1.44 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls41% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC32%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

69%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

59%

New York Red Bulls or Columbus Crew SC

73%

Half-Time Result

New York Red Bulls28% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC26%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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