New York City and Columbus Crew have both played out a "par" performance so far, to use a golf term. Both teams hold mid-table positions in the Major League Soccer.
- New York City have the the best goal difference (+9) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have yet to win a game away.
Columbus Crew have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
New York City have less rest than Columbus Crew in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a US Open Cup game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Rochester Rhinos, was also a home game here at Yankee Stadium. The away team is better rested.
New York City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Yankee Stadium as New York City have scored 18 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sean Johnson not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
York's previous fixture was a US Open Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 3-1 against Rochester Rhinos. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
In the match before that, New York City hosted Sporting KC and drew the Major League Soccer game 0-0.The manager Deila will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to DC United in only four days.
New York City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Columbus Crew form and stats
0-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Columbus Crew in their Major League Soccer matches away. Columbus has drawn their two previous away games.
Columbus Crew has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to New England for a 2-2 draw. The draw against New England came from a losing position. The Columbus Crew manager Porter brought on Hurtado as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Junior, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Junior hit two key passes and won 2 of 5 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus DC United.Columbus have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. Columbus Crew have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two participants are: four wins for New York City, one draw and five wins for Columbus Crew. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Castellanos Giménez 5 goals |  T. de Andrade 4 goals |   L. Zelarayán 4 goals |
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| New York City | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 18 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 78% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 90% |
| 67% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 70% |
| 56% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 40% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.9 | 19.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.8 | 14.6 |
| 7.1 | 8.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 37% |
| 10.4 | 10.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
- Columbus Crew have yet to win a game away.
- New York City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New York City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- New York City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Columbus Crew have scored away.
- New York City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the most points (13) at home in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the most scored goals (18) at home in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the the best goal difference (+9) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | New York RB | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | New York City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | DC United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | New England | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Toronto | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
