New York City FC vs Columbus Crew: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

NYCFC vs Columbus Crew Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: September 18, 2025 | Yankee Stadium | Major League Socccer | 00:30 BST

NYCFC welcome Columbus Crew to the Yankee Stadium in an MLS fixture early Thursday morning, with our advanced algorithm predicting a win fort the away side.

Key Betting Tip: Columbus Crew to win @ 2.65 represents excellent value based on the tips provided by our in-house tipsters.

NYCFC vs Columbus Crew Predicted Lineups

NYCFC: Freese, Gray, Raul, Martins, Haak, O'Toole, Fernandez, O'Neill, Wolf, Martinez, Moralez Columbus Crew: Schuite, Herrera, Moreira, Cheberko, Amundsen, Gazdag, Chambost, Nagbe, Arfsten, Abou Ali, Rossi

NYCFC vs Columbus Crew Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew 1-1 NYCFC NYCFC 2-3 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew 1-1 NYCFC Columbus Crew 4-2 NYCFC Columbus Crew 0-0

It has been a fairly even last 5 encounters between the two sides, with both teams taking 1 win. Columbus Crew have scored 9 goals, whilst NYCFC have only scored 6.

NYCFC Last 5 Matches:

Toluca 2-1 NYCFC NYCFC 2-1 Nashville Cincinnati 0-1 NYCFC NYCFC 1-2 DC United Chicago 1-3 NYCFC

NYCFC have struggled to maintain consitency in their last 5 fixtures, yet they are not shy of scoring goals. Their last game saw them win by 2 goals, which may suggest an upturn of form.

Columbus Crew Last 5 Matches:

Columbus Crew 1-0 Leon Toronto 1-1 Columbus Columbus 1-2 New England NY Red Bulls 0-0 Columbus Crew Atlanta United 4-5 Columbus Crew

Only losing 1 out of their last 5, Columbus Crew have looked strong in their last 5, scoring 8 goals and conceding 6.

Best NYCFC vs Columbus Crew Betting Tips

Football Park's Best Bet: Columbus Crew to win @ 2.65 AND BTTS @ 1.67 represents excellent value.

Key Players to Watch

Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew):

Diego Rossi has scored 16 goals in the MLS this season, and assisted 3. This makes Rossi the leading goal contributor for Columbus Crew with 19 goal contributions, making him one to watch going into this fixture.

Alonso Martinez (NYCFC):

Martinez is the leading goalscorer for NYCFC with 15 goals, making him one to watch in this fixture.

Broadcast Details

UK: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV

Europe: Various Regional Broadcasters

Stadium Information: The Yankee Stadium is located in New York City and has a capacity of 46,537.

The most likely single scoreline is 1-2, but across every possible scoreline a new york city fc win is the more likely outcome.

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