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Columbus Crew v New York City : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 23rd Jul, 00:30 BST, Lower.com Field, Columbus

Thursday morning sees Henrik Rydström’s Columbus Crew and Pascal Jansen’s New York City go up against one another in a Major League Soccer battle at the Lower.com Field. In this preview you'll find the best odds for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for both teams. All can be selected using the tabs below.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 78% chance of Columbus and NY City a maximum of 3 goals combined during this Major League Soccer clash according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Our calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.44.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Columbus are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.86.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Columbus
46%
1.861.85
Draw
27%
3.603.50
NY City
27%
3.603.50
Draw 1-1
13%
7.006.50
Columbus 1-0
13%
9.508.50
NY City 1-0
9%
13.0012.00
Draw 0-0
9%
15.0013.00
Columbus 2-1
9%
8.508.00
Columbus 2-0
9%
11.009.50
NY City 2-1
6%
13.0011.00
NY City 2-0
5%
21.0017.00
Draw 2-2
4%
12.0011.00
Columbus 3-1
4%
15.0012.00
Columbus 3-0
4%
17.0015.00
NY City 3-1
2%
26.0021.00
Columbus 3-2
2%
21.0019.00
NY City 3-0
2%
41.0029.00
NY City 3-2
2%
29.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
1.671.62
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
2.152.15
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.671.65
Away 1st Goal
43%
2.252.40
No 1st Goal
5%
15.0013.00
BTTS - Yes
48%
1.621.57
BTTS - No
52%
2.202.25
BTTS - Home Win
19%
3.503.40
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.504.20
BTTS - Away Win
11%
6.005.75
Home/draw
73%
1.291.29
Away/draw
54%
1.831.85
Home/away
73%
1.291.29
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
1.201.20
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
4.334.33
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
2.632.50
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1.441.48
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
5.004.60
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1.171.17
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10.009.00
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.061.06
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1.031.02
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
15.0013.00
Home DNB
65%
1.441.44
Away DNB
46%
2.632.70
Columbus win to nil
28%
3.75-
NY City win to nil
15%
7.00-
Columbus / Columbus
28%
3.002.88
Columbus / NY City
3%
29.0026.00
Columbus / Draw
7%
13.0012.00
Draw / Columbus
16%
5.005.25
Draw / NY City
10%
8.508.50
Draw / Draw
14%
6.006.00
NY City / Columbus
4%
21.0019.00
NY City / NY City
14%
6.005.75
NY City / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
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Win / draw / win form
Columbus 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Columbus2 - 0Atlanta
Columbus2 - 3Minnesota
Columbus2 - 0Philadelphia
Columbus2 - 1LA Galaxy
Columbus1 - 1Orlando
Columbus0 - 1Nashville
Columbus0 - 0Chicago
Columbus4 - 0Cincinnati
Columbus3 - 1NY Red Bulls
Columbus1 - 1Toronto
Columbus1 - 2New England
Columbus1 - 3Orlando
Columbus2 - 1DC United
Columbus1 - 0Philadelphia
Columbus3 - 1Atlanta
Columbus2 - 1Vancouver
Columbus2 - 2Nashville
Columbus1 - 1Cincinnati
Columbus4 - 2Charlotte
Columbus2 - 1San Jose
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColumbus2 - 0Atlanta
AColumbus1 - 1Philadelphia
AColumbus2 - 3NY Red Bulls
AColumbus0 - 3NY City
HColumbus2 - 3Minnesota
HColumbus2 - 0Philadelphia
HColumbus2 - 1LA Galaxy
AColumbus1 - 2New England
HColumbus1 - 1Orlando
AColumbus3 - 1Atlanta
AColumbus1 - 2Toronto
HColumbus0 - 1Nashville
HColumbus0 - 0Chicago
AColumbus2 - 2Sporting KC
AColumbus2 - 3Portland
AColumbus1 - 2Cincinnati
HColumbus4 - 0Cincinnati
AColumbus0 - 1Cincinnati
HColumbus3 - 1NY Red Bulls
AColumbus1 - 1Orlando
NY City 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nashville2 - 1NY City
NY Red Bulls1 - 1NY City
Charlotte0 - 1NY City
Montreal1 - 0NY City
Vancouver2 - 0NY City
Philadelphia1 - 2NY City
LA Galaxy1 - 1NY City
Miami5 - 1NY City
Philadelphia0 - 1NY City
Charlotte1 - 3NY City
Charlotte0 - 1NY City
Philadelphia1 - 0NY City
NY Red Bulls2 - 3NY City
Chicago1 - 3NY City
Cincinnati0 - 1NY City
Dallas3 - 4NY City
Sporting KC1 - 1NY City
Orlando1 - 2NY City
Charlotte2 - 0NY City
Montreal1 - 0NY City
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANY City1 - 2Nashville
ANY City1 - 1NY Red Bulls
ANY City1 - 0Charlotte
HNY City3 - 0Columbus
HNY City0 - 2DC United
ANY City0 - 1Montreal
HNY City4 - 4Cincinnati
HNY City1 - 2Charlotte
ANY City0 - 2Vancouver
HNY City1 - 1Saint Louis City
HNY City2 - 3Miami
HNY City3 - 1Colorado
HNY City5 - 0Orlando
ANY City2 - 1Philadelphia
ANY City1 - 1LA Galaxy
ANY City1 - 5Miami
ANY City1 - 0Philadelphia
ANY City3 - 1Charlotte
HNY City0 - 0Charlotte
ANY City1 - 0Charlotte
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Columbus have not lost to NY City in 9 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Columbus since 2018
Columbus
NY City
Goals: Scored
18
10
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
COL
6
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Columbus
Draw0 - 0Draw
Columbus4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Columbus3 - 2
Columbus2 - 1
Columbus3 - 1
Columbus1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Columbus2 - 1
League games at NY City since 2018
NY City
Columbus
Goals: Scored
23
9
Games: Scored
10 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
0 / 10
COL
1
D
1
NYC
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NY City
NY City3 - 0
NY City3 - 2
2 - 3Columbus
Draw1 - 1Draw
NY City2 - 0
NY City4 - 1
NY City4 - 1
NY City1 - 0
NY City1 - 0
NY City2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Columbus 10th NY City 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Columbus will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that NY City will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Columbus’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
NY City’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
Columbus
PG (predicted goals)
NY City
1.4
1
Attack rating
COL
NYC
4%
better
view stats
Games scored12
12
Failed to score3
3
Scored first10
7
Goals scored21
25
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.7
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
19
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
2%
better
COL
NYC
view stats
Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first4
8
Goals conceded23
21
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against20%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+2%

Columbus v NY City Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15544
P SchulteW AliM ArfstenR Camacho
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Schulte GLK15
-
R Camacho DEF15
4
-
S Zawadzki DEF15
3
-
H Picard MID1522
-
M Arfsten FWD1544
2
-
S Moreira DEF14
1
-
T Habroune MID1412
2
-
A Herrera DEF131
2
-
S Bangoura MID131
2
-
D Chambost MID121
1
-
M Amundsen DEF11
2
-
D Gazdag MID111
-
A Gomes MID9
1
-
J Thiaré FWD9
1
-
A Sejdic MID7
-
W Ali FWD751
1
-
M Farsi MID62
-
N Akhundzade FWD6
-
O. Presthus DEF1
-
C. Adams FWD1
-
NY City Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
151064
M FreeseN MercauM MoralezN Mercau
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Freese GLK15
-
K Trewin MID15
3
-
N Mercau FWD15103
4
-
A Ojeda FWD1533
1
-
R Gustavo DEF14
3
-
T Martins DEF14
-
T Gray DEF1411
3
1
K Parks MID142
3
-
M Moralez MID1416
1
-
H Wolf FWD1452
2
-
A O'Neill MID111
2
-
K O'Toole DEF10
-
J. Shore MID10
-
T Magno FWD102
-
S. Garfield-Reid FWD10
-
A. Farnós Olive FWD7
-
N. Cavallo DEF6
1
-
M. Jones FWD6
1
-
A Perea MID51
-
A. Baiera DEF3
-
M. Carrizo Ballesteros MID3
-
K. Pierre Jr. MID1
-