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

Sat 18th Oct, 23:00 BST, MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus

Sandro Schwarz will be hoping for a precious away win in the Major League Soccer on Saturday night, as he takes his New York RB side to the MAPFRE Stadium to visit Columbus Crew and Wilfried Nancy. All the odds are provided directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Major League Soccer match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% chance of Columbus and NY Red Bulls serving up a minimum of two goals in this Major League Soccer clash. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and the bookmakers like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.17.

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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 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.66.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Columbus
50%
69/100
2%
-
Draw
24%
11/4
1%
-
NY Red Bulls
26%
15/4
6%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2-
Columbus 1-0
10%
9/1-
Columbus 2-1
10%
15/2-
Columbus 2-0
8%
9/1-
NY Red Bulls 1-0
7%
16/1-
NY Red Bulls 2-1
6%
14/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1-
Columbus 3-1
5%
11/1-
Columbus 3-0
5%
14/1-
NY Red Bulls 2-0
4%
25/1-
Columbus 3-2
3%
20/1-
NY Red Bulls 3-1
2%
33/1-
Columbus 4-1
2%
22/1-
NY Red Bulls 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/7-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
27/20-
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/7-
Away 1st Goal
44%
7/5-
No 1st Goal
4%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/7-
BTTS - No
45%
5/4-
BTTS - Home Win
24%
21/10-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
13/2-
Home/draw
74%
2/11-
Away/draw
50%
11/10-
Home/away
76%
1/4
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
11/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
8/15-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Home DNB
67%
2/7
1%
-
Away DNB
43%
5/2
3%
-
Columbus win to nil
26%
12/5-
NY Red Bulls win to nil
13%
9/1-
Columbus / Columbus
31%
13/8-
Columbus / NY Red Bulls
3%
28/1-
Columbus / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Columbus
17%
4/1-
Draw / NY Red Bulls
8%
9/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
NY Red Bulls / Columbus
4%
18/1-
NY Red Bulls / NY Red Bulls
12%
6/1-
NY Red Bulls / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win form
Columbus 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
NY Red Bulls 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Columbus since 2018
Columbus
NY Red Bulls
Goals: Scored
18
10
Games: Scored
10 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
1 / 11
COL
7
D
2
NYR
2
League games at NY Red Bulls since 2018
NY Red Bulls
Columbus
Goals: Scored
15
13
Games: Scored
8 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
1 / 9
COL
3
D
3
NYR
3
Goal Statistics
Columbus 9th NY Red Bulls 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Columbus will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that NY Red Bulls will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Columbus’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-31
NY Red Bulls have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
Columbus
PG (predicted goals)
NY Red Bulls
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
15%
better
COL
NYR
view stats
Games scored26
23
Failed to score5
8
Scored first16
13
Goals scored51
45
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
COL
NYR
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
21
Clean sheets5
10
Conceded first12
15
Goals conceded47
40
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against20%
15%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291655
D ChambostD RossiD ChambostS Zawadzki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Chambost MID3315
4
-
Y Cheberko DEF30
2
-
J Russell-Rowe FWD3071
3
-
S Moreira DEF2912
4
-
D Rossi MID29163
3
-
D Nagbe MID29
1
-
M Arfsten FWD2845
4
-
S Zawadzki MID262
5
-
D Gazdag MID2534
5
-
P Schulte GLK24
3
-
M Amundsen DEF2312
3
1
I Aliyu FWD2222
2
-
A Herrera DEF1932
1
-
M Farsi MID1813
2
-
T Habroune MID171
2
-
L Lappalainen FWD1613
-
A Sejdic MID14
-
C. Ruvalcaba Perez DEF131
1
-
H Picard MID7
1
-
E Bush GLK6
-
T. Brown DEF6
-
W Ali FWD53
-
N Hagen GLK3
-
D Jones MID3
-
C. Mrowka MID2
-
NY Red Bulls Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
321679
E ForsbergE Choupo-MotingE ForsbergN Eile
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Carmona MID331
1
-
E Choupo-Moting FWD32164
4
-
E Forsberg FWD32117
3
-
C Coronel GLK31
-
N Eile DEF301
9
-
P Stroud MID273
6
-
D Edelman MID251
4
-
J. Hall FWD251
-
M. Sofo FWD2551
3
-
R Edwards DEF24
5
1
S Nealis DEF24
8
-
A Hack DEF211
6
-
R Donkor MID202
5
-
D Gjengaar FWD2021
2
-
K Duncan DEF193
3
1
O Arauz DEF195
6
-
S Ngoma  FWD191
4
-
W Bogacz FWD1811
1
-
D Nealis DEF171
2
-
T Parker DEF131
2
-
C Harper FWD1232
2
-
G Berggren MID5
-
M Morales DEF41
-
L Morgan  FWD3
-
A Marcucci GLK2
-
R. Mosquera FWD1
-