Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls Prediction: A huge test for both clubs.

Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls are both at the top end of the Eastern Conference table. Columbus Crew are 3rd with 7 points and New York Red Bulls are 4th with 7 points. Both clubs will be playing against each other in the fourth round of the MLS and the venue is the Lower.com Field, home to Columbus Crew.

Columbus Crew

The Columbus Crew couldn't have expected a better start to the campaign. It has not been 100% but they have been good in the opening 3 games of the season. They had 2 wins and 1 draw in the domestic games and they also progressed to the quarter final of the CONCACAF Champions League over Houston Dynamo in both legs.

Columbus Crew defeated Chicago Fire in their last league game and the scoreline was 2-1. The first goal came in the 68th minute through Jace Russell-Rowe and they lost the lead 4 minutes later. But Mohammed Farsi won the game in the 100th minute by scoring the winning goal. 

Columbus Crew had a good game against Chicago Fire and they were the better side according to stats. They had 59% possession, 10 shots on target and 6 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances during the game.

The game against the New York Red Bulls is a huge game no doubt and Columbus Crew will need to be at their very best to get a win. Columbus Crew's manager is not expected to make any big changes to the side that drew with Houston Dynamo a few days ago in the CONCACAF Champions League. He played the 3-4-2-1 formation and he will be sticking to the same system in this coming game.

New York Red Bulls

The Red Bulls have also exceeded expectations so far at the beginning of this season and they hope to maintain that momentum. New York Red Bulls had 2 wins and a draw in their opening 3 games of the season and next up is a trip to the Lower.com Field to face Columbus Crew.

The New York Red Bulls defeated FC Dallas in their last game last week and the scoreline was 2-1. Emil Forsberg scored a penalty in the 30th minute to put The Red Bulls in the lead and in the 54th minute Lewis Morgan doubled the lead. FC Dallas also scored 1 goal in the 59th minute but the Red Bulls held on until the end of the game.

According to the analysis of the game against Dallas, The Red Bulls had 41% possession, 9 shots on target and 2 corner kicks. They also created 3 big chances and had 2 counter attackers. The Red Bulls will have a tough game against Columbus Crew no doubt, because both clubs are evenly matched at the moment. 

The Red Bulls’ manager Sandro Schwarz will most likely be sticking to the 4-2-3-1 formation like he did against FC Dallas

Head to Head

According to the h2h, in 20 meetings between Columbus Crew and Red Bulls, Columbus Crew won 9 games while The Red Bulls won 6 games and they both drew 5 games.

Analysis and Predictions

With both sides looking evenly matched there might be little to separate both clubs in this game. The home advantage shouldn't be a huge factor in the game, and both clubs have equal chances of coming out with a win.

According to the h2h, Columbus Crew are without a clean sheet in the last 8 meetings, and Red Bulls are without a clean sheet in the last 6 meetings. 5 of the last 6 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in the last 6 meetings. 

The Red Bulls scored first in 6 of the last 8 meetings and 6 of the last 7 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners.

• More than 8 Corners at 1.615 Odds
• More than 8 Corners at 1.615 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.80 Odds