Columbus Crew vs New York City FC Prediction: The visitors will keep things tight

Columbus Crew have continued to prove doubters wrong and maintain their status as one of the good teams in the league this season. They stretched their unbeaten streak even further with the 2-2 draw against Inter Miami CF in their last match. They are now unbeaten in their last 7 matches in a row and they are favorites to grab another positive result when they welcome New York City to the Lower.com field for another match.

New York City have also established themselves as a very difficult team to beat. They haven’t won many games recently but they haven’t lost many either. They are also unbeaten in their last 6 games in a row and they won their last game by 1-0 against CF Montreal.

According to the table, Columbus Crew occupy a higher position compared to New York City FC and both teams are separated by 11 points. Columbus Crew are in 5th spot with 35 points, while New York City are in 22nd spot with 24 points.

Columbus Crew will be full of confidence when they take on Inter Miami CF in this match. Their record shows they have been formidable in recent times as they have not lost in any of their last 7 matches in a row. They recorded 5 wins and 2 draws in those 7 games. In their last 5 games they had 3 wins against Chicago Fire, Nashville SC and New York Red Bulls and played draws against New York City and Inter Miami CF.

Their home form is also very good this season according to the rankings. They have collected 26 points from 11 home games and only Cincinnati have picked up more points at home than them. They won 8, drew 2 and lost 1 game at home. They also won all of their last 5 home games against LA Galaxy, Colorado Rapids, Charlotte FC, Nashville Sc and New York Red Bulls.

They played out an exciting 2-2 draw in their most recent match against Inter Miami CF away from home. They took the early lead in the 23rd minute from Darlington Nagbe’s opener before Inter Miami’s equalizer in the 57th minute. And in the 69th minute Christian Ramirez put The Crew back in the lead but once again they fell to an equalizer in the 90th minute from Josef Martinez. The game ended 2-2 at full time.

Team streak: no losses (6), more than 2.5 goals (5/7), both teams scoring (6/7), first to score (5/5), less than 4.5 cards (8/10), less than 10.5 corners (6/6).

New York City have been quite a difficult team to beat in recent times according to their record. They tasted their last defeat last month against FC Cincinnati and since then they are unbeaten in their last 6 matches in a row and in that time they recorded 1 win and 5 draws. They played out a draw against New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, Columbus Crew, Atlanta United and Portland Timbers before grabbing a 1-0 win over CF Montreal in their last game.

However, they have struggled away from home this season. According to the records, they had 1 win, 6 draws and 5 defeats in 12 away games they played in. Their 5 most recent away games ended in 4 draws and 1 win. They drew against Orlando City, Real Salt Lake, Atlanta United and Portland Timbers and won the game against CF Montreal.

New York City had to put in a lot of effort to keep the 1 goal lead in their last game against CF Montreal. The only goal was scored by Matias Pellegrini in the 23rd minute to put New York City ahead and it was enough to see them snatch all 3 points at the end of the game.

Team streak: no losses (6), less than 2.5 goals (5/6).

According to the head-to-head record Columbus Crew and New York City FC have played against each other 20 times. Both sides had 8 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• Columbus Crew are without a clean sheet in 8 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals scored in 5/7 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 6/7 meetings.

According to analysis, Columbus Crew have scored 42 goals and conceded 29 goals in 21 matches in the MLS. They have scored 2.0 goals per game and have a 15% conversion rate. They also create 2.0 big chances per game and take a total of 13.5 shots per game with 4.9 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.4 corners per game and take up 56.8% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, New York City FC have scored 22 goals and conceded 26 goals in 21 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.0 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 10.9 shots per game with 4.2 shots on target per game. They take an average of 3.9 corners per game and take up 53.3% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.2 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.67 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.68 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.75 Odds