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# 14 May 2022, 23:00
USA
Major League Soccer
2021/2022

New York City FC New York City FC 2-0 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew

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New York City FC vs Columbus Crew Summary
  Position Points Games Scored Conceded Home Win Away Win Draw Home Lost Away Lost
New York City FC 12 14 9 19 10 4100% 00% 222% 133% 266%
Columbus Crew 15 13 10 15 11 3100% 00% 440% 266% 133%

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew Head 2 Head

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
14 May 23:00 23:00, 14 May fin
New York City FC 3
1-0 2-0
Columbus Crew 1
14-13
MLS
1-0
2-0
30 Jul 23:30 23:30, 30 Jul fin
New York City FC 4
2-0 4-1
Columbus Crew 1
23-24
MLS
2-0
4-1
17 Jul 23:30 23:30, 17 Jul fin
Columbus Crew 4
1-0 2-1
New York City FC 4
17-17
MLS
1-0
2-1
22 May 23:30 23:30, 22 May fin
New York City FC 2
1-0 1-2
Columbus Crew 3
8-5
MLS
1-0
1-2
18 Oct 22:00 22:00, 18 Oct fin
Columbus Crew 1
1-0 3-1
New York City FC 3
22-21
MLS
1-0
3-1
24 Aug 23:00 23:00, 24 Aug fin
New York City FC 2
0-0 1-0
Columbus Crew
0-7
MLS
0-0
1-0
01 Mar 17:30 17:30, 01 Mar fin
Columbus Crew 4
0-0 1-0
New York City FC 1 1
0-0
MLS
0-0
1-0

Major League Soccer League Table. Season 2021/2022
Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Los Angeles FC Los Angeles FC 6 4 2 0 14 5 14 4 3 0 1 9 5 9 10 7 2 1 23 10 23 13 2.3
2 Austin FC Austin FC 6 4 1 1 15 3 13 4 2 1 1 7 6 7 10 6 2 2 22 9 20 13 2.2
3 FC Dallas FC Dallas 6 5 1 0 14 4 16 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 10 5 4 1 16 7 19 9 1.6
4 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union 5 3 2 0 7 2 11 5 2 2 1 8 6 8 10 5 4 1 15 8 19 7 1.5
5 Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy 4 3 0 1 4 2 9 6 3 1 2 7 5 10 10 6 1 3 11 7 19 4 1.1
6 New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls 5 0 3 2 3 5 3 5 5 0 0 13 3 15 10 5 3 2 16 8 18 8 1.6
7 Montreal Impact Montreal Impact 4 3 0 1 9 5 9 6 2 2 2 11 14 8 10 5 2 3 20 19 17 1 2
8 Orlando City Orlando City 6 3 0 3 8 10 9 5 2 2 1 5 5 8 11 5 2 4 13 15 17 -2 1.2
9 FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati 5 2 0 3 9 8 6 6 3 1 2 5 9 10 11 5 1 5 14 17 16 -3 1.3
10 Real Salt Lake 4 3 1 0 6 3 10 7 1 3 3 4 12 6 11 4 4 3 10 15 16 -5 0.9
11 Nashville SC Nashville SC 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 8 3 2 3 8 9 11 10 4 3 3 11 10 15 1 1.1
12 New York City FC New York City FC 6 4 1 1 18 7 13 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 9 4 2 3 19 10 14 9 2.1
13 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC 6 3 1 2 9 5 10 4 1 1 2 2 4 4 10 4 2 4 11 9 14 2 1.1
14 Atlanta United FC 5 3 2 0 12 6 11 5 1 0 4 3 8 3 10 4 2 4 15 14 14 1 1.5
15 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew 5 3 0 2 9 4 9 5 0 4 1 6 7 4 10 3 4 3 15 11 13 4 1.5
16 Charlotte Charlotte 5 4 0 1 7 2 12 6 0 1 5 3 11 1 11 4 1 6 10 13 13 -3 0.9
17 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids 5 3 2 0 8 1 11 5 0 1 4 3 11 1 10 3 3 4 11 12 12 -1 1.1
18 DC United DC United 6 3 0 3 10 8 9 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 9 4 0 5 12 13 12 -1 1.3
19 Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo 6 2 3 1 8 7 9 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 10 3 3 4 12 13 12 -1 1.2
20 Portland Timbers Portland Timbers 5 1 3 1 5 6 6 6 1 3 2 6 10 6 11 2 6 3 11 16 12 -5 1
21 New England Revolution New England Revolution 6 3 1 2 9 7 10 4 0 1 3 7 11 1 10 3 2 5 16 18 11 -2 1.6
22 Toronto FC Toronto FC 5 3 0 2 8 9 9 6 0 2 4 8 13 2 11 3 2 6 16 22 11 -6 1.5
23 Chicago Fire Chicago Fire 5 1 3 1 4 3 6 5 1 1 3 3 8 4 10 2 4 4 7 11 10 -4 0.7
24 Inter Miami Inter Miami 5 2 1 2 6 8 7 5 1 0 4 3 11 3 10 3 1 6 9 19 10 -10 0.9
25 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes 6 2 3 1 13 13 9 4 0 0 4 3 10 0 10 2 3 5 16 23 9 -7 1.6
26 Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City 5 2 2 1 5 4 8 6 0 1 5 3 12 1 11 2 3 6 8 16 9 -8 0.7
27 Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 5 1 1 3 6 9 4 8 2 1 5 9 13 7 -4 1.1
28 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps 4 2 1 1 4 3 7 5 0 0 5 3 14 0 9 2 1 6 7 17 7 -10 0.8

New York City FC Last Matches

- + - - 0 + 0 - - 0 - 0 + + + 0 + + + + - 0 + - - + + + 0 +
K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
25 May 23:30 23:30, 25 May fin
New York City FC
0-0 0-0 1-0
New England Revolution
R16
0-0
0-0
1-0
22 May 21:00 21:00, 22 May fin
New York City FC 3
1-0 1-0
Chicago Fire 1
20-11
MLS
1-0
1-0
18 May 23:30 23:30, 18 May fin
DC United 1
0-2 0-2
New York City FC 3
13-17
MLS
0-2
0-2
14 May 23:00 23:00, 14 May fin
New York City FC 3
1-0 2-0
Columbus Crew 1
14-13
MLS
1-0
2-0
11 May 23:00 23:00, 11 May fin
New York City FC 1
2-1 3-1
Rochester Rhinos 1
4R
2-1
3-1
07 May 23:00 23:00, 07 May fin
New York City FC 1
0-0 0-0
Sporting Kansas City 2
13-8
MLS
0-0
0-0
01 May 17:00 17:00, 01 May fin
New York City FC 3
0-0 3-0
San Jose Earthquakes
10-6
MLS
0-0
3-0
24 Apr 21:00 21:00, 24 Apr fin
New York City FC 2 1
1-2 5-4
Toronto FC 1
7-11
MLS
1-2
5-4
17 Apr 17:00 17:00, 17 Apr fin
New York City FC 2
3-0 6-0
Real Salt Lake 3
4-12
MLS
3-0
6-0
02 Apr 20:00 20:00, 02 Apr fin
Toronto FC
2-0 2-1
New York City FC 2
4-4
MLS
2-0
2-1

Columbus Crew Last Matches

- - - - - + - - + 0 + + - + 0 - + + + + 0 + 0 - - - - 0 + 0
K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
21 May 19:30 19:30, 21 May fin
Columbus Crew
0-0 0-2
Los Angeles FC 6
13-23
MLS
0-0
0-2
14 May 23:00 23:00, 14 May fin
New York City FC 3
1-0 2-0
Columbus Crew 1
14-13
MLS
1-0
2-0
07 May 23:30 23:30, 07 May fin
New England Revolution 1
0-1 2-2
Columbus Crew 2
10-12
MLS
0-1
2-2
30 Apr 23:30 23:30, 30 Apr fin
Columbus Crew
2-0 3-0
DC United 2
9-9
MLS
2-0
3-0
24 Apr 00:30 00:30, 24 Apr fin
Sporting Kansas City 1
0-0 0-0
Columbus Crew 2
6-8
MLS
0-0
0-0
19 Apr 23:30 23:30, 19 Apr fin
Detroit City FC
0-1 2-1
Columbus Crew
3R
0-1
2-1
16 Apr 23:30 23:30, 16 Apr fin
Columbus Crew 2
0-1 0-2
Orlando City 3
8-11
MLS
0-1
0-2
09 Apr 22:00 22:00, 09 Apr fin
Philadelphia Union 1
1-0 1-0
Columbus Crew 1
13-8
MLS
1-0
1-0
02 Apr 22:00 22:00, 02 Apr fin
Columbus Crew 3
0-1 0-1
Nashville SC 3
8-4
MLS
0-1
0-1
20 Mar 18:00 18:00, 20 Mar fin
New York Red Bulls 3
0-0 1-1
Columbus Crew 2
6-7
MLS
0-0
1-1

New York City FC Results

Columbus Crew Results

New York City FC Goals

Columbus Crew Goals

New York City FC Strength

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Columbus Crew Strength

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New York City FC Early Birds (Last 30 games)

Total scored: 50. Total conceded: 32

Columbus Crew Early Birds (Last 30 games)

Total scored: 47. Total conceded: 42

New York City FC Top Scorers
Player 27 Feb 05 Mar 12 Mar 19 Mar 02 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 01 May 07 May 11 May Last 10 matchesGoals/Assists
Thiago 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 1/0 5/1
Valentin Castellanos 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 5/1
Talles Magno 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/4
Santiago Rodriguez 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/2 1/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 2/3
Heber 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 2/0
Keaton Parks 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Gabriel Pereira 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Maxime Chanot 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Chris Gloster 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Maxi Moralez 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1
Alfredo Morales 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Alexander Callens 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Andres Jasson 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1

Columbus Crew Top Scorers
Player 05 Mar 12 Mar 20 Mar 02 Apr 09 Apr 16 Apr 19 Apr 24 Apr 30 Apr 07 May Last 10 matchesGoals/Assists
Derrick Etienne 0/1 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/2 2/4
Lucas Zelarayan 2/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Darlington Nagbe 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 2/0
Gyasi Zardes 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Miguel Berry 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Erik Hurtado 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Pedro Santos 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Josh Williams 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Jonathan Mensah 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Steven Moreira 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1

New York City FC Bad Boys
Player 27 Feb 05 Mar 12 Mar 19 Mar 02 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 01 May 07 May 11 May Last 10 matchesRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Valentin Castellanos - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - - 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Nicolas Acevedo 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Alexander Callens 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Santiago Rodriguez - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Alfredo Morales - - 0/1 - - - 1/1 - - - 1/2 3 0.3/0.7
Gabriel Pereira - - - - - - - - - 1/0 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
Tayvon Gray - - - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Thiago Martins - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Andres Jasson - - - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Talles Magno - - - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Malte Amundsen 0/1 - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

Columbus Crew Bad Boys
Player 05 Mar 12 Mar 20 Mar 02 Apr 09 Apr 16 Apr 19 Apr 24 Apr 30 Apr 07 May Last 10 matchesRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Artur - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - 0/1 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Pedro Santos 0/1 - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Jonathan Mensah - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Steven Moreira - - - - 0/1 0/1 - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Luis Diaz - 0/1 - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Aidan Morris - - - - - - - - - 0/1 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Derrick Etienne - - - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Darlington Nagbe - - 0/1 - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
James Igbekeme 0/1 - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Lucas Zelarayan 0/1 - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Jalil Anibaba 0/1 - - - - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

Score Prediction

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Bot Bot2 Bot3
New York City FC 1.54 1.54 1.54
Columbus Crew 1.17 1.17 1.17

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew

The match of MAY round between New York City FC и Columbus Crew took place at Yankee Stadium on 14 May 2022, Saturday.

The last meeting of these teams took place more than a month ago (30 July 2021) and ended with the victory of New York City FC with a score 4-1.

The most common result of matches between these teams is 1-0. 2 matches have ended with this result.

League table

The teams are close in the league table, the difference between their points is only 1 point.

New York City FC takes the 12th position in the league table with 14 points. This is the 9th of 54 team game in the tournament.

The difference with the nearest team on top is 1 point (New York City FC can score 135 points). In addition, the distance from the TOP-4 is 5 points (135 points are possible). The nearest pursuer has the same number of points with New York City FC and can score 132 points. The goal difference is 19:10.

Columbus Crew takes the 15th position in the league table with 13 points. This is the 10th of 54 team game in the tournament.

The difference with the nearest team on top is 1 point (Columbus Crew can score 132 points). The distance from the bottom league record is 6 points. The nearest pursuer has the same number of points with Columbus Crew and can score 129 points. The goal difference is 15:11.

New York City FC Stats

New York City FC has won all of 5 recent matches.

The team scored 25 points оn its own field in 10 last matches, with the following results 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 24-8. The average number of goals is 2.4. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 1.9.

Columbus Crew Stats

The team scored 8 points when playing away in 10 last matches, with the following results 1 win, 5 draws и 4 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 11-16. The average number of goals is 1.1. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 1.3.

Team News

23 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Columbus Crew set out in search of a fourth away win on the bounce when they journey to the Exploria Stadium to square off with Orlando City on Saturday. 23 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk A pair of long-time rival sports cities will clash in Major League Soccer (MLS) action on Saturday as the New England Revolution host New York City FC at Gillette Stadium. 16 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Aiming to make it back-to-back victories and strengthen their standing in the playoff spots of the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference, Columbus Crew will travel to Soldier Field to take on Chicago Fire on Sunday. 16 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Both sitting fifth in their respective Major League Soccer conferences, Charlotte FC and Los Angeles Galaxy will meet in an important contest at the Bank of America Stadium on Saturday. 16 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Bitter rivals Toronto and CF Montreal will clash on Saturday at BMO Field in the first Canadian Classique match of the 2024 MLS campaign. 16 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk The first Hudson River Derby of the 2024 MLS campaign takes place on Saturday as New York City FC host the New York Red Bulls at Citi Field for the first time in the regular season. 13 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Philadelphia Union will look to bring an end to a dismal run of form in the MLS when they take on New York City FC in gameweek 13 at Subaru Park in midweek. 13 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk In-form FC Cincinnati will be looking to extend their winning streak when they host Atlanta United at TQL Stadium on Thursday for matchday 13 of the 2023-24 Major League Soccer season. 13 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Coaching friends will become foes on Wednesday when CF Montreal host the Columbus Crew at Saputo Stadium in the first of a series of MLS midweek affairs. 13 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk The first midweek fixture of the 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) campaign will feature Toronto visiting GEODIS Park on Wednesday to battle Nashville SC. 9 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk In-form sides Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati will do battle at Lower.com Field on Sunday in matchday 12 of the 2023-24 Major League Soccer season. 9 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Matchday 13 of the 2024 MLS regular season begins with a matinee affair at BMO Field on Saturday between Toronto and New York City FC. 5 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk NY City vs. Colorado (Sunday, 9.00pm) Making their first-ever visit to Citi Field, the Colorado Rapids will battle New York City FC on Sunday, for the first time in the MLS regular season since 2022. 3 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Making their first-ever visit to Citi Field, the Colorado Rapids will battle New York City FC on Sunday, for the first time in the MLS regular season since 2022. 2 May 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Nashville SC can end a five-match MLS winless run on Saturday when they welcome CF Montreal to GEODIS Park in the 10th match of the regular season for both clubs. 29 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk The Columbus Crew can qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) final for the first time if they avoid defeat against Monterrey in the second leg of that tie on Wednesday at Estadio BBVA. 27 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk New England vs. Inter Miami (Sunday, 12.30am) In a matchup of worst versus first in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS), the New England Revolution welcome Inter Miami to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Saturday. 25 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk In match four of their five-game homestand, New York City FC return to Yankee Stadium for a date with Charlotte FC on Saturday. 22 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Looking to book a spot in the semi-finals of the playoffs, Solihull Moors and Halifax Town will do battle at the SportNation. 21 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Making their first-ever appearance in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC), the Columbus Crew will host Monterrey in the opening leg of that tie on Wednesday at Lower. 20 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Atlanta vs. Cincinnati (Sunday, 12.30am) Atlanta United will host FC Cincinnati this Saturday, and both teams are looking to break into the top four of the MLS Eastern Conference. 19 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Seeking to snap their run of five consecutive games without a win, Portland Timbers journey to the Lower.com Field to face Columbus Crew on Saturday. 17 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk For the second time this year, Toronto and the New England Revolution will clash in the MLS regular season, this time at BMO Field on Saturday. 17 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk In their third game on their current five-game homestand, New York City FC return to Citi Field on Saturday for an MLS encounter with DC United. 14 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Atlanta vs. Philadelphia (Sunday, 7.30pm) Atlanta United can maintain their 100% record at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and hand the Philadelphia Union their first defeat of the 2024 MLS campaign when both sides square off on Sunday. 12 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Atlanta United can maintain their 100% record at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and hand the Philadelphia Union their first defeat of the 2024 MLS campaign when both sides square off on Sunday. 11 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk New York City FC will host the New England Revolution on Saturday at Yankee Stadium in a matchup featuring two of the bottom three sides in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). 5 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Looking to snap a run of three Major League Soccer matches without a win, Columbus Crew entertain the challenge of DC United at Lower. 4 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Gamweek seven in the MLS Regular Season tosses up an intriguing Western Conference battle with St Louis City preparing to take on FC Dallas at CityPark in Missouri on Sunday morning. 4 April 2024 sportsmole.co.uk Al Ettifaq will take on Al Riyadh in the Saudi Pro League at the Al Ettifaq Club Stadium on Saturday, with both sides in need of a positive result, albeit for different reasons.