Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 10 May 2026, 20:30 UTCFull timeYankee StadiumFull-time recap

New York City FC

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Columbus Crew

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	New York City FC	Columbus Crew
Shots	9 shots/match	11 shots/match▲
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	1.03 xG/match	1.07 xG/match▲
Possession	42%	58%
Corners	3 corners/match	8 corners/match
Fouls	7 fouls/match	8 fouls/match
Yellow cards	0 cards/match▲	1 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: New York City FC's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

New York City FC show a distinct attacking-volume record

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New York City FC's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.4 shots/match▲ShotsNew York City FC · Columbus Crew12.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	New York City FC	Columbus Crew	Baseline
Shots	12.4 shots/match	12.2 shots/match	12.5 shots/match
Shots against	12.8 shots/match	8.75 shots/match	12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

New York City FC favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Columbus Crew in 4 · 6 too close

1.83 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 12/121.33 goals/match

1.5 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 12/121.58 goals/match

1.1 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 9/90.99 xG/match

1.57 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 9/9▲0.97 xG/match

12.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 12/1212.2 shots/match

12.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 12/12▲8.75 shots/match

5.5 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 12/124.33 shots/match

4.92 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 12/12▲3.92 shots/match

57.6%Possessionseason · 12/1255.9%

3.92 corners/matchCornersseason · 12/126.08 corners/match

4.42 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 12/12▲4 corners/match

2.5 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/41.25 cards/match

11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 12/1210.7 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

17%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 12/1217%

75%Scoring frequencyseason · 12/1275%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

New York City FC91.7

Columbus Crew78.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

New York City FC66.7

Columbus Crew32.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

New York City FC47.8

Columbus Crew75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

New York City FC15

Columbus Crew18.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

New York City FC41.6

Columbus Crew10.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 67%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

New York City FC15

Columbus Crew88.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

New York City FC40.8

Columbus Crew44.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1.6 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51.4 goals/match

1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match

1.01 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.05 xG/match

12.6 shots/match▲Shots5/511.2 shots/match

5.8 shots/match▲Shots on target5/53.6 shots/match

59.6%Possession5/557.8%

3.6 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match

—Cards1/1—

9.4 fouls/matchFouls5/510.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.9 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.2 goals/match

1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.4 goals/match

1.1 xG/match▲Expected goals9/90.99 xG/match

12.6 shots/matchShots10/1012.1 shots/match

5.6 shots/match▲Shots on target10/104.3 shots/match

57.4%Possession10/1055.9%

4.1 corners/matchCorners10/106.1 corners/match

—Cards2/2—

10.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

12 / 12 matches

1.83 goals/match▲Goals scored12/121.33 goals/match

1.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed12/121.58 goals/match

1.1 xG/match▲Expected goals9/90.99 xG/match

12.4 shots/matchShots12/1212.2 shots/match

5.5 shots/match▲Shots on target12/124.33 shots/match

57.6%Possession12/1255.9%

3.92 corners/matchCorners12/126.08 corners/match

2.5 cards/matchCards4/41.25 cards/match

11.3 fouls/matchFouls12/1210.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

8 / 6 matches

2.38 goals/match▲Goals scored8/61.5 goals/match

1.63 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/62.17 goals/match

1.26 xG/match▲Expected goals7/41.05 xG/match

13.9 shots/match▲Shots8/611.8 shots/match

6.5 shots/match▲Shots on target8/64.33 shots/match

56.5%Possession8/653.3%

4.38 corners/matchCorners8/67 corners/match

—Cards1/2—

10.4 fouls/matchFouls8/611.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.06 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.88 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples12 / 12home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Mon, 11 May 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

New York City FC show a distinct attacking-volume record

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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