Columbus Crew vs New York City FC match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 16 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus · Ref L. Hernandez

Columbus Crew stats & fixtures · New York City FC stats & fixtures

Columbus Crew lost to New York City FC 1–2 in Major League Soccer on 22 July 2026. Expected goals finished 1.67–1.41. Columbus Crew had 59% of the ball.

Columbus Crew vs New York City FC match statistics

Columbus CrewNew York City FC

59% Ball possession 41%
1.67 Expected goals (xG) 1.41
11 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 1
5 Shots inside the box 7
3 Corners 0
7 Fouls 11
3 Yellow cards 2
584 Passes 411
89% Pass accuracy 84%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

28' Penalty scored N. Mercau New York City FC
40' Yellow card T. Gray New York City FC
57' Yellow card J. Thiare Columbus Crew
60' Yellow card M. Arfsten Columbus Crew
70' Goal A. Ojeda (assist Talles Magno) New York City FC
82' Yellow card T. Habroune Columbus Crew
90' Penalty scored D. Gazdag Columbus Crew
90+5' Yellow card J. Sands New York City FC

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Columbus Crew

Confirmed 4-4-2 Laurent Courtois

28 P. Schulte

18 M. Amundsen 4 R. Camacho 25 S. Zawadzki 23 M. Farsi

27 M. Arfsten 17 S. Bangoura 50 T. Karumanchi 90 Nariman Akhundzade

16 T. Habroune 19 J. Thiare

Bench N. Hagen , O. Presthus , C. Adams , S. Moreira , D. Gazdag , D. Chambost , A. Sejdić , H. Picard , Cesar Ruvalcaba

New York City FC

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Pascal Jansen

49 M. Freese

2 Nico Cavallo 6 J. Sands 13 Thiago Martins 24 T. Gray

32 J. Shore

88 M. Jones 8 A. Perea 7 N. Mercau 26 A. Ojeda

9 B. Traoré

Bench T. Romero , H. Wolf , M. Carrizo , Maxwell Murray , Talles Magno , M. Ilenic , S. Reid , A. Farnos , K. Pierre

Out and doubtful

A. Gomes Columbus Crew Out — Thigh Injury
A. O'Neill New York City FC Out — Ankle Injury
K. Parks New York City FC Out — Groin Injury
M. Moralez New York City FC Out — Knee Injury
B. Lennon Columbus Crew Out — Groin Injury
W. Abou Ali Columbus Crew Out — Knee Injury
A. Martinez New York City FC Out — Knee Injury
D. Baiera New York City FC Out — Knee Injury
K. O'Toole New York City FC Out — Leg Injury
K. Trewin New York City FC Out — Ankle Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Columbus Crew at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

New York City FC away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Columbus Crew vs New York City FC head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 May 26	New York City FC v Columbus Crew	3–0
17 Sep 25	New York City FC v Columbus Crew	3–2
22 Mar 25	Columbus Crew v New York City FC	0–0
31 Aug 24	Columbus Crew v New York City FC	4–2
14 Jun 24	New York City FC v Columbus Crew	2–3
8 Jul 23	Columbus Crew v New York City FC	1–1

The full Columbus Crew vs New York City FC head-to-head record