Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls Prediction & Picks - Major League Soccer
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Major League Soccer Picks
This is a Major League Soccer game between two teams that suffered damaging defeats during the week. After bouncing back to win last weekend, the Crew came unstuck against DC United, while the visitors, who are now without a win in six league games, lost to LAFC, delivering a particularly toothless effort in the process. Both teams need to improve, but can either get the job done?
Looking at the lines ahead of this fixture, 'Under 3.5 Goals' appeals significantly at odds of -137, which are too generous to ignore. Both creatively and in terms of end product, the visitors are in shocking form, while the hosts have not exactly been at their flowing best offensively in recent weeks, leaving us to conclude that a relative lack of goals is more likely than the early odds would have us believe.
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Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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25
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27 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -16 |
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27
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23 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -6 |
Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls Latest Matches
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Sep 5, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2026 - Leagues Cup
Aug 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2026 - Major League Soccer
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 5, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 11, 2026 - Leagues Cup
Aug 7, 2026 - Leagues Cup
Aug 4, 2026 - Leagues Cup
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2026 - Leagues Cup
Aug 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 16, 2026 - Major League Soccer
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Sep 5, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 29, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2026 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 29, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Jul 25, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 16, 2026 - Major League Soccer
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Sep 5, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 23, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew against New York Red Bulls : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
33 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
May 13, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Oct 18, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Nov 3, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 29, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Players list
P. Schulte
DefenderC. Ruvalcaba
M. Amundsen
B. Lennon
M. Farsi
MidfielderT. Habroune
T. Karumanchi
S. Zawadzki
S. Rodriguez
D. Chambost
ForwardJ. Martinez
E. Horvath
DefenderD. Nealis
J. Che
J. Bazan
D. Padelford
MidfielderA. Mehmeti
E. Forsberg
ForwardM. Sofo
C. Cowell
E. Choupo-Moting
D. Nelich
Substitutes
L. Pruter
N. Hagen
DefenderS. Moreira
E. Bailly
MidfielderA. Gomes
B. Mendez
ForwardJ. Thiare
L. Giaccone
G. Tapia
J. McCarthy
DefenderT. Parker
J. Marshall-Rutty
MidfielderS. Kone
D. Ruiz
ForwardC. Harper
J. Ruvalcaba
J. Hall
M. Jimenez
Missing players
W. Abou Ali
A. Marcucci
MidfielderR. Donkor
Most goals and assists
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
D. Rossi
(6 Goals)
J. Hall
(9 Goals)
M. Arfsten
(4 Assists)
C. Cowell
(5 Assists)
Columbus Crew - New York Red Bulls Key Points
- Less than four goals have been scored in three of the last four competitive games played by the Columbus Crew.
- More than three goals have been scored in just one of the last six MLS games played by the New York Red Bulls.
- The visitors have scored just two goals in their last five MLS games.
- The hosts have scored more than once in just one of their last four competitive home games.
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Our Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls Prediction
In recent weeks, we've seen an alarming lack of quality in the final third from these two teams, so much so that the early market seems to be overestimating the chances of a relatively high-scoring game. Sure, you wouldn't exactly say that either side is defensively sound, but neither team is creating or scoring a lot, so this could very easily be a low-scoring encounter.
In two of their last three at home, the hosts have created less than 0.50 expected goals, while the visitors have produced xG totals of just 0.43 and 0.91 in their last two on the road.
Our Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls Pick: Under 3.5 Goals.
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