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Major League Soccer · 2026

Columbus Crew 0–1 New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer

0–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

New York Red Bulls won 0–1.

Shots
1215
Shots on target
45
Expected goals
1.471.43
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

New York Red Bulls beat Columbus Crew 1–0. Recorded in this match (Columbus Crew – New York Red Bulls): shots 12–15, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 1.47–1.43, possession 59%–41%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

New York Red Bulls's recent record differs from the season

moderate

New York Red Bulls's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.32 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.32 goals/match1.59 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Columbus Crew, New York Red Bulls.

3 days ▲Rest daysColumbus Crew · New York Red Bulls2.88 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricColumbus CrewNew York Red BullsBaseline
Rest days3 days2.88 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots15 shotsColumbus Crew 12 shots, New York Red Bulls 15 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsColumbus Crew 4 shots, New York Red Bulls 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.47 xG1.43 xGColumbus Crew 1.47 xG, New York Red Bulls 1.43 xG
  • Possession59%41%Columbus Crew 59%, New York Red Bulls 41%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersColumbus Crew 7 corners, New York Red Bulls 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls14 foulsColumbus Crew 12 fouls, New York Red Bulls 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsColumbus Crew 2 cards, New York Red Bulls 2 cards
  • Passes549 passes395 passesColumbus Crew 549 passes, New York Red Bulls 395 passes
  • Pass accuracy86.7%83.8%Columbus Crew 86.7%, New York Red Bulls 83.8%
  • Shots inside box7 shots11 shotsColumbus Crew 7 shots, New York Red Bulls 11 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks4 blocksColumbus Crew 2 blocks, New York Red Bulls 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves3 savesColumbus Crew 4 saves, New York Red Bulls 3 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides3 offsidesColumbus Crew 2 offsides, New York Red Bulls 3 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. Half-time
  2. 69′Ronald DonkorYellow card · New York Red Bulls
  3. 70′Santiago RodríguezYellow card · Columbus Crew
  4. 73′Mohammed SofoYellow card · New York Red Bulls
  5. 89′Ronald DonkorGoal · New York Red Bulls
  6. 90′Steven MoreiraYellow card · Columbus Crew
  7. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 66′New York Red Bulls · 2 player changesCade Cowell · Devin Padelford
  • 71′Columbus Crew · 1 player changeJosef Martínez
  • 76′Columbus Crew · 1 player changeTaha Habroune
  • 80′New York Red Bulls · 2 player changesEric Maxim Choupo-Moting · David Ruíz
  • 83′Columbus Crew · 2 player changesJamal Thiaré · Dylan Chambost
  • 90′New York Red Bulls · 1 player changeDennis Nelich

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Columbus Crew4-4-2
  1. Patrick SchulteG
  2. Brooks LennonD
  3. Cesar RuvalcabaD
  4. Malte AmundsenD
  5. Sean ZawadzkiD
  6. Taha HabrouneM
  7. Jamal ThiaréM
  8. Mohamed FarsiM
  9. Tarun KarumanchiM
  10. Dylan ChambostF
  11. Josef MartínezF
New York Red Bulls4-3-3
  1. Ethan HorvathG
  2. Justin CheD
  3. Dylan NealisD
  4. Julián BazánD
  5. Devin PadelfordD
  6. Emil ForsbergM
  7. Adri MehmetiM
  8. Mohammed SofoM
  9. Cade CowellF
  10. Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingF
  11. Dennis NelichF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Columbus Crew
2Draws
2New York Red Bulls
New York Red Bulls — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer3–2
Columbus Crew — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer3–1
New York Red Bulls — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer0–0
New York Red Bulls — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer2–2
Columbus Crew — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Columbus Crew favored in 8 of 13 directional metrics · New York Red Bulls in 4 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Columbus Crew25 matchesNew York Red Bulls25 matches
1.4 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.32 goals/match
1.68 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/251.92 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals22/22▲ 1.55 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots25/25▲ 13.3 shots/match
3.88 shots/matchShots on target25/25▲ 4.72 shots/match
57.4% ●Possession25/2552.7%
5.08 corners/matchCorners25/25● 5.68 corners/match
1.2 cards/matchCards5/62.5 cards/match
9.92 fouls/matchFouls25/2512 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples25 / 25home / 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: Sun, 13 Sept 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsColumbus CrewNew York Red Bulls
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headColumbus Crew — New York Red Bulls
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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