| MATCHUP | New York City FC | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 5-4-6 | 4-4-7 |
| Where | ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio | |
| When | Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | |
| Time | 07:30 PM EDT | |
| TV | Apple TV | |
In this article, we will formulate a New York City FC vs Columbus Crew Prediction for this MLS game on Wednesday, July 22nd. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLS matchup.
Columbus Crew Preview
Columbus has 16 points this season with a 4-7-4 record, and sits in 10th place of the Eastern Conference. They have a 3-2-2 home record and a 1-5-2 away record. Columbus is coming off a 2-0 win against Atlanta United at home, where they had 58% possession of the ball and 10 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 91% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.07 compared to Atlanta United’s 1.14.
Columbus is scoring 1.40 goals per game, which ranks 21st in MLS, while allowing 1.53 goals per game, which ranks 13th in MLS. Diego Rossi is Columbus’ top scorer with 6 goals, followed by Wessam Abou Ali with 5 goals and Maximilian Arfsten with 4 goals. Maximilian Arfsten is Columbus’ top passer, with 4 assists.
New York City FC Preview
New York City has 19 points this season with a 5-6-4 record, and sits in 8th place of the Eastern Conference. They have a 3-3-2 home record and a 2-3-2 away record. New York City is coming off a 1-2 road defeat against Nashville, where they had 52% possession of the ball and 7 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 87% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.49 compared to Nashville’s 0.93.
New York City is scoring 1.67 goals per game, which ranks 13th in MLS, while allowing 1.40 goals per game, which ranks 9th in MLS. Nicolás Fernández is New York City’s top scorer with 10 goals, followed by Hannes Wolf with 5 goals and Agustin Ojeda with 3 goals. Maxi Moralez is New York City’s top passer, with 6 assists.
New York City FC vs Columbus Crew Prediction
Both teams are a perfectly balanced 4-4-4 in their last 12 meetings and both teams to score – no is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings. Columbus Crew has 8 wins and 4 draws in its last 12 home meetings against NYFC and the under is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings in Columbus.
In this New York City FC vs Columbus Crew Prediction, Columbus Crew is coming as -105 home favorites. Columbus has won only two of its last seven games and I don’t trust them at this spot, as they also have both a weaker offense and defense than NYFC. Both teams have been playing some lower-scoring games lately, going for 7-1 to the under in their last 8 games combined. I expect this trend to continue as two struggling teams face each other in this matchup, so take the under 2.5 goals in this one.