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

Thu 14th May, 00:30 BST, Red Bull Arena, Harrison, Harrison

It's a long trek for Wilfried Nancy's Columbus Crew side on Thursday morning, as they travel to the Red Bull Arena, Harrison for a Major League Soccer clash with Sandro Schwarz's New York RB. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Major League Soccer performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NY Red Bulls
41%
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Draw
21%
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Columbus
37%
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Draw 1-1
8%
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NY Red Bulls 2-1
8%
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Columbus 2-1
7%
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Draw 2-2
7%
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NY Red Bulls 3-1
5%
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NY Red Bulls 3-2
5%
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Columbus 3-1
5%
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Columbus 3-2
4%
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NY Red Bulls 1-0
4%
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NY Red Bulls 2-0
4%
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Columbus 1-0
4%
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Columbus 2-0
4%
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Draw 3-3
3%
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NY Red Bulls 3-0
3%
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NY Red Bulls 4-1
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
73%
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Under 2.5 Goals
27%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
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Away 1st Goal
49%
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No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
72%
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BTTS - No
28%
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BTTS - Home Win
28%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
25%
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Home/draw
63%
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Away/draw
59%
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Home/away
79%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
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Under 1.5 Goals
11%
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Over 3.5 Goals
53%
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Under 3.5 Goals
47%
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Over 4.5 Goals
33%
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Under 4.5 Goals
67%
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Over 5.5 Goals
18%
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Under 5.5 Goals
82%
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Over 0.5 Goals
98%
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Under 0.5 Goals
2%
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Home DNB
56%
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Away DNB
52%
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NY Red Bulls win to nil
13%
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Columbus win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win form
NY Red Bulls 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Columbus 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
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
NYR
3
D
3
COL
3
League games at Columbus since 2018
Columbus
NY Red Bulls
Goals: Scored
21
11
Games: Scored
11 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
1 / 12
NYR
2
D
2
COL
8
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for New York RB in their meeting with Columbus Crew, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 16 consecutive Major League Soccer games.

Columbus Crew have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 7 consecutive Major League Soccer matches. Their PG of 1.9 against New York RB on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

NY Red Bulls 11th Columbus 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that NY Red Bulls will score 1 or more goals
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Columbus will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
NY Red Bulls have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-1
Columbus’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
NY Red Bulls
PG (predicted goals)
Columbus
2
1.9
Attack rating
NYR
COL
14%
better
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Games scored8
9
Failed to score3
2
Scored first5
8
Goals scored16
16
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
NYR
COL
33%
better
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Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first6
2
Goals conceded27
16
Avg. goals conceded2.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
5
Conversion rate against23%
20%
Avg. XG against2.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+33%

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

NY Red Bulls Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE
Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE
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