New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew Prediction: Can the visiting team snap their winless streak of three games on the road?

New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew Prediction and Odds on 31 August 2025

The upcoming matchup between New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew is scheduled to kick off at Red Bull Arena Stadium. New York Red Bulls will aim to secure a win on their home soil and snap their recent defeat, while Columbus Crew will aim to avoid a defeat on the road following their winless streak of two games. Let’s analyse previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

New York Red Bulls: Forms and Statistics

New York Red Bulls recorded two losses and three wins during their last five games. They suffered defeats against Philadelphia Union and Charlotte in their last matchup. However, they were victorious against Juarex, Real Salt Lake and Philadelphia Union. During these games, they have scored seven goals, while conceding six. New York Red Bulls are currently ranked 6th in the overall standings of MLS with 28 matches played, resulting in 11 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses. In this match, New York Red Bulls will aim to secure a win on their home soil and bounce back to a winning way following their last defeat.

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Last time out, Maxim Choupo-Moting couldn’t convert any chances to the net, even though he had scored in two games with one assist in another game in three of their last games before their last outing. In this match, I expect him to improve his style of play and find the net on their home soil.

🔖 New York Red Bulls confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Carlos Coronel

Defender players: Omar Valencia, Noah Eile, Alexander Hack, Kyle Duncan

Midfielder players: Peter Stroud, Daniel Edelman

Attacking players: Emil Forsberg, Wikelman Carmona, Mohammed Sofo, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

⛔️ Unavailable: Edwards, Harper, Morgan, Morales, Mitchell

👤 Head Coach: Bulut V.

Columbus Crew: Forms and Statistics

Columbus Crew extended their winless streak to two during their last four games against New England Revolution, losing 1-2 in the closed match. Before the match, they tied against Toronto FC, while they were victorious against Leon and Puebla. During these games, they have scored six goals while conceding four. Columbus Crew are currently ranked 7th in the overall standings of MLS with 27 matches played, resulting in 12 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses. In this match, Columbus Crew will aim to secure a win on the road to snap their winless streak of two games.

Columbus Crew Lineups

Daniel Gazdag ended his scoreless streak of five consecutive games during their last five games, having found the net in his last outing. In this match, I expect him to build on his last attacking performance, even though they will play on the road.

🔖 Columbus Crew confirmed lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Evan Bush,

Defender players: Andres Herrera, Steven Moreira, Yevgen Cheberko, Lassi Lappalainen

Midfielder players: Sean Zawadzki, Darlington Nagbe, Dylan Chambost,

Attacking players: Diego Rossi, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Daniel Gazdag

⛔️ Unavailable: Hagen, Amundsen, Ruvalcaba

👤 Head Coach: Nancy W.

New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew: Head-to-Head Statistics

Throughout their last five games, New York Red Bulls won two, while Columbus Crew won three games. Meanwhile, both teams scored against one another in three games, and more than two goals were recorded in four games.

New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew: Betting Tips & Odds

• In three of their last five games between New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew, they have taken more than 9 corners. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In three of their last five games between New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew, they have had BTTS. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In four of their last five games between New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew, they have had over 2.5 goals. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.67;
• In four of their last five games between New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew, they have had one goal at halftime. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In one of their last five games between New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew, they have had X at halftime. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.27

New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew match Prediction 31 August 2025

Following their defeat New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew will aim to step up their performance in this mach and aim to secure a win. Therefore, I expect both teams to find the net, while I expect more than two goals to be recorded. However, since the home team have won two consecutive games on their last home games, while the visiting team have failed to secure a win in any of their last three games, I expect the home team to secure a win in either half.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.67 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: BTTS for a coefficient of 1.60 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is W1 either alf for a coefficient of 1.72 in the Bet365 bookmaker.