New York City FC vs Columbus Crew Prediction: New York City to frustrate the visitors

New York City have been on a disastrous run for most parts of the season and there have been no signs of improvement in their game. They managed to pull off another draw in their last game against Real Salt Lake and now they have played back-to-back draws in their last 2 games. In this match, they welcome Columbus Crew to the Yankees Stadium.

Columbus Crew are in much better form than the hosts as they come into this game with 3 wins in their last 3 matches and they look set to extend that run to 4 with another win here.

As per the table, New York City and Columbus Crew are separated by 9 points on the eastern conference table. New York City are in 13th place while Columbus Crew are in 6th place.

New York City FC (DDLLD)

New York City are having one hell of a season already with a long streak of disappointing results. This team have failed to win in any of their last 9 matches in all competitions. Their last 5 games ended in 3 draws and 2 defeats.

New York City FC are playing at home and their home stats has been below average this season. They played 8 games at home already and they had 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Their last 5 home games ended in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Their last home game was against New England Revolution and the game ended 0-0 at full time.

New York City pulled off another draw in their last game against Real Salt Lake away from home. Both sides had a go at each other but neither side could find the back of the net. Statistics however showed New York City had more possession (54%), while managing fewer shots on target (1) and fewer corner kicks (2) and they failed to create a single big chance throughout the game.

According to the eastern conference table, New York City are currently in 13th place with 18 points from 17 games played so far. They had 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats in all 17 matches they played.

Team streak: no wins (9), less than 2.5 goals (5/7), more than 4.5 cards (6/8).

Columbus Crew (WWWLL)

Columbus Crew are doing really well at the moment and there's a huge confidence they can pick up a fantastic result in this game. They are on a 3-match win streak after beating Chicago Fire 2-1 away from home in their last game. Their last 5 games ended in 3 wins and 2 defeats.

Columbus Crew are ranked 16th in the away ranking this season. They played 8 games away from home and recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in those games. Their last 5 away games ended in 2 wins and 3 defeats and the latest away game was the 2-1 win over Chicago Fire last week.

Columbus Crew will be hoping to build up on their last win over Chicago Fire. After a goalless first 45 minutes, Columbus Crew took the lead in the 59th minute through Cucho Hernandez’s goal and in the 86th minute Xherdan Shaqiri equalized for Chicago Fire. But Columbus Crew restored their lead in the 93rd minute through Lucas Zelarayan. They went on to win the game 2-1 at full time. According to statistics, they had 57% possession, 4 shots on target and 1 corner kick.

On the eastern conference table, Columbus Crew are 6th with 27 points. They have played 17 games and they recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats in those games.

Team streak: wins (3), without a clean sheet (6), more than 2.5 goals (5/6), both teams scoring (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (6/7), less than 10.5 corners (5/7).

Head to Head

New York City and Columbus Crew have played 20 games against each other before now. New York City had 8 wins, while Columbus Crew had 9 wins and 3 games ended in a draw.

Streaks:

• Columbus Crew are without a clean sheet in 7 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 5/6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 meetings.
• New York City FC scored first in 4/5 meetings.
• There were more than 4.5 cards in 4/5 meetings.

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, New York City FC have scored 17 goals and conceded 22 goals in 17 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.0 goals per game and have a 9% conversion rate. They also create 1.8 big chances per game and take a total of 11.5 shots per game with 4.2 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.4 corners per game and take up 55.1% possession on average. On the defense, they have 3 clean sheets and they conceded 1.3 goals per game.

According to analysis, Columbus Crew have scored 35 goals and conceded 25 goals in 17 matches in the MLS. They have scored 2.1 goals per game and have a 15% conversion rate. They also create 1.9 big chances per game and take a total of 14.1 shots per game with 5.2 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.5 corners per game and take up 58.5% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Away Win Corner Bet at 1.952 Odds
• Both Teams to Score No at 2.162 Odds
• Draw FT at 3.50 Odds