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New York City
Major League Soccer
May 15, 2022 at 12am UK
Yankee Stadium
Columbus Crew

NY City
2 - 0
Columbus Crew

Magno (9'), Castellanos (57')
Moralez (18'), Parks (84'), Martins (90')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Mensah (86')

Preview: New York City FC vs. Columbus Crew - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

New York City FC will be hoping to extend their undefeated run to seven games on Sunday when they welcome Columbus Crew to the Yankee Stadium.

The visitors have gone three matches without a loss themselves, and a victory at the weekend could potentially see them climb into the playoff spots in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference.


Match preview

New York City FC midfielder Gabriel Pereira (38) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Earthquakes with teammates during the second half at Yankee Stadium on May 1, 2022© Reuters

New York City are enjoying an excellent run right now, having gone six matches in a row without a defeat across all competitions.

This has seen them climb to sixth place in the Eastern Conference, while the club have also progressed in the U.S. Open Cup tournament in their most recent outing.

Ronny Deila's team defeated Rochester New York 3-1 with goals from Thiago Andrade, Heber and Maxime Chanot, even though Gabriel Pereira got sent off in the match.

The Pigeons have been impressive offensively so far this season, particularly at the Yankee Stadium where they have scored 18 goals in six matches.

Defensively, New York City have also showcased their qualities as they have kept three clean sheets across their previous six outings, which is a combination that has helped them dominate games.

Columbus Crew midfielder Darlington Nagbe (6) celebrates his goal with teammates during the second half against the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on March 20, 2022© Reuters

The visitors are also enjoying an undefeated run at the moment, and even though it is only three games, the performances have seen improvements in that time.

Columbus Crew were already knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup, and that means they have had a longer break than their opponents, which could prove to be beneficial.

Away from home, Caleb Porter's men are yet to win a single match in the MLS, with four draws and a defeat at this point in the season.

Even though they have struggled on the road so far, Columbus only find themselves one point away from the top half of the Eastern Conference.

A victory has the potential of taking them into the playoff positions, and it would allow them to leapfrog their opponents at the same time.

New York City FC Major League Soccer form:
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • D

New York City FC form (all competitions):
  • D
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • D
  • W

Columbus Crew Major League Soccer form:
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • D

Columbus Crew form (all competitions):
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • D


Team News

New York City FC head coach Ronny Deila (right) looks on during the first half against the Seattle Sounders at Red Bull Arena on April 13, 2022© Reuters

Chanot had been out of action after suffering a facial injury during international duty, but he was able to make a return in midweek from the bench, adding to their squad.

However, the squad are still missing Anton Tinnerholm, who has been dealing with an Achilles tendon issue, which will remain the case this weekend.

Columbus Crew are missing Kevin Molino at the moment as an attacking threat because of a knee problem, but Miguel Berry has filled in well, having scored last weekend.

The 4-3-3 formation is something that the visitors are likely to continue pushing on Sunday, which could be strong enough to cause New York City some problems.

New York City FC possible starting lineup:
Johnson; Gray, Martins, Callens, Gloster; Parks, Acevedo; Andrade, Rodriquez, Moralez; Heber

Columbus Crew possible starting lineup:
Room; Etienne, Jonathan, Williams, Santos; Morris, Artur, Nagbe; Yeboah, Igbekeme, Berry


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We say: New York City FC 3-0 Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew might be heading into this game on the back of three games without a loss, but they are heading to the Yankee Stadium, where their opponents have been dominant.

New York City are performing with great quality right now, particularly with their offensive qualities, and that should lead to them securing another victory.



Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a New York City FC win with a probability of 68.91%. A draw had a probability of 18.2% and a win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 12.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.83%) and 2-1 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.56%), while for a Columbus Crew win it was 0-1 (3.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for New York City FC in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for New York City FC.



Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 3.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data



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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


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