Preview & Prediction: New York City FC vs Columbus Crew
New York City FC is struggling and has only earned 3 points in their past 5 games. They have not won in their past 5 games, with 3 draws and 2 defeats, and have failed to score in 2 of the last 5 games. However, they have put together a good run of form and have gone 2 games without defeat. They will need to improve their attack if they’re to get anything out of this game.
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Columbus Crew, on the other hand, has picked up 9 points from their last 5 games and has scored 12 times in their last 5 fixtures. They have gone 3 games without defeat and have netted in their past 8 games. It’s likely that Columbus Crew will score during this matchup.
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Looking at their head-to-head record, previous matches between New York City and Columbus Crew have averaged 3.47 goals and BTTS has landed 74% of the time. With both teams struggling defensively, it’s possible that we could see both teams scoring again in this game.
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Match Insights:
– New York City has picked up 3 points from the last 5 games, both home and away.
– BTTS has landed in 3 of those games.
– They have scored 3 goals in the last 5 fixtures.
– New York City has gone 2 games without defeat.
– They have not won in the last 5 games, with 3 draws and 2 defeats.
– They have failed to score in 2 of the last 5 games.
– 3 of their last 5 matches ended with both teams scoring.
– They need to improve their attack as they have not scored in the last 2 matches.
– They have scored 1 goal per game this season.
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– Columbus Crew has picked up 9 points from the last 5 games, both home and away.
– BTTS has landed in 5 of those games.
– They have scored 12 goals in the last 5 fixtures.
– Columbus Crew has gone 3 games without defeat.
– The last 8 games for Columbus Crew ended with 2 goals or more being scored.
– The last 5 games for Columbus Crew have each seen both teams scoring.
– Columbus Crew have seen a total of 12/17 fixtures end with both teams scoring.
– They have netted in the last 8 games coming into this one.
– They have scored 1.06 goals per game this season.
– The last meeting ended with the following result: New York City 4 – 1 Columbus Crew.
– New York City has won 7 matches while Columbus Crew won 8 out of 19 previous meetings.
– 4 matches have ended in a draw.
– Previous matches between them have averaged 3.47 goals while BTTS has happened 74% of the time.
– New York City has averaged 1.75 Points Per Game at home matches this season.
– Columbus Crew has averaged 0.88 Points Per Game at away matches this season.
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Match Forecast:
– Due to New York City FC’s strength in creating chances using through balls, we can expect them to rely heavily on this tactic during the game.
– On the other hand, Columbus Crew has multiple strengths in finishing scoring chances, creating long shot opportunities, and attacking down the wings. As a result, we can expect them to be more lethal in front of the goal.
– New York City FC’s weakness in finishing scoring chances and defending against long shots could result in them conceding late goals if they don’t convert their chances.
– Columbus Crew’s weakness in stopping opponents from creating chances could see New York City FC getting more chances to score.
– New York City FC is an aggressive team and opponents tend to play aggressively against them. This could result in a more physical game than usual.
– Columbus Crew’s non-aggressive play style could mean they will rely more on possession and slow build-up play, rather than trying to press high and create turnovers.
– It will be interesting to watch how New York City FC’s possession football fares against Columbus Crew’s ability to control the game in the opposition’s half.
Columbus is very likely to score a long shot and also very likely to dominate the game in the opposition’s half.
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Match Facts:
– When playing at home, the most common result of matches between New York City FC and Columbus Crew is 2-0, which has occurred 3 times.
– The most common result of matches between both teams is 1-2, which has occurred 4 times.
– In the last 10 meetings between the teams when New York City FC played at home, they won 7 times, 1 was a draw while Columbus Crew won twice. New York City FC had a goal difference advantage of 20-8.
– In the last 21 meetings between the teams, New York City FC won 8 times, 4 ended in a draw, while Columbus Crew won 9 times. New York City FC had a goal difference advantage of 38-35.
– Last season’s matches between both teams resulted in a 2-0 win for New York City FC at home and a 3-2 win for Columbus Crew at home.
– In Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew lost their last 3 away matches.
– New York City FC scores 29% of their goals between the 31st and 45th minute while Columbus Crew also scores 29% of their goals between those minutes.
– New York City FC has not won any of their last 9 games.
– Columbus Crew lost in their previous 3 away matches.
– New York City FC failed to score in one of their 8 home matches in Major League Soccer this season.
– Columbus Crew failed to score in one of their 8 away matches in Major League Soccer this season.
– Columbus Crew had conceded a goal in each of their last 6 matches.
– New York City FC wins the first half of 30% of their matches, while Columbus Crew wins the first half of 43% of their matches.
– Columbus Crew has won the first half of 43% of their matches while New York City FC has won the first half of 30% of their matches.
– Columbus Crew won the last meeting of the two teams.
– During their last meeting, Columbus Crew won by a single goal.
– When New York City FC leads by 1-0 at home, they win 81% of their matches.
– When Columbus Crew leads by 0-1 away from home, they win 33% of their matches.
– When New York City FC is down by 0-1 at home, they win 14% of their matches.
– When Columbus Crew is down by 1-0 away from home, they win 14% of their matches.
– In Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew outperforms New York City FC.
– Columbus Crew’s performance in the last 5 matches is better than that of New York City FC.
– New York City FC won 2 of their last 5 meetings, while Columbus Crew won 3 matches and there were no draws.
– New York City FC scores an average of 2 goals in a match against Columbus Crew, while Columbus Crew scores an average of 1.6 goals against New York City FC.
– The average number of goals in matches between New York City FC and Columbus Crew is 3.6.
– The average number of goals in the first half of matches between the two teams is 1.6.
– New York City FC scores an average of 1.71 goals when playing at home while Columbus Crew scores an average of 1.55 goals when playing away.
– Columbus Crew has a winning streak of 3 matches in Major League Soccer.
– Columbus Crew has a winning streak of 3 matches.
– New York City FC has a streak of 2 matches with 0 scored goals.
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