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Jun 15, 2024 at 1.40am UK
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NY City
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Columbus Crew

Ojeda (44'), Rodriguez (86')
Tanasijevic (33'), Parks (90+10'), Moralez (90+9'), Rodriguez (90+15')
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Preview: New York City FC vs. Columbus Crew - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Friday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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On Friday, New York City FC will host the Columbus Crew at Yankee Stadium in a matchup featuring two of the hottest teams in Major League Soccer.

An emphatic 5-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes vaulted the Pigeons up to third in the Eastern Conference table, five points above the reigning MLS Cup champions, who defeated Orlando City 2-0 in their previous league contest.


Match preview

Nearly everything went wrong for New York City at the beginning of the 2024 regular season, but almost everything has gone right for them over the past couple of months.

From the start of April until now, the Boys in Blue have suffered just one domestic defeat (2-0 versus the Colorado Rapids), while they enter this upcoming game on a five-match winning run in MLS.

Through all of the rough stretches this team incurred at the start of 2024, losing four of their opening five league games, manager Nick Cushing has remained patient with this young group, and that patience has paid off as we are witnessing a youthful squad who have matured a lot this year.

Among the big improvements on their current run has been their ability to find an extra gear in tight matches, with five of their previous six victories in this competition being by a single goal.

Their victory against the Quakes was the first time they netted five times in a regular season fixture since April 2022 (5-4 win over Toronto), while New York also equalled their longest winning run in a single domestic campaign from 2019 (five matches).

NYCFC have won their last four MLS encounters played at Yankee Stadium, which is one more than they managed in the Bronx a season ago.

The Crew have had two weeks to recover from their CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) defeat versus Pachuca (3-0), in which they were second-best throughout the encounter.

Coming into this fixture, they are on a three-match winning run in MLS, sitting seventh in the Eastern Conference, a point behind Charlotte FC for fifth.

Due to the packed schedule with the CCC, the Crew have their share of games in hand on opposing teams, playing the fewest matches in the regular season (14).

In his second season as head coach Wilfried Nancy has guided this side to 24 points domestically, six more than they had at this stage a year ago.

While they still have a lot of ball possession and like to push their fullbacks high up the field, this team have been much tidier defensively in transition compared to 2023, conceding fewer goals than anyone in the league this year (13).

Columbus have only beaten the Boys in Blue once at Yankee Stadium in 2015, while their only other away victory against them occurred in 2021 when they came from behind with two goals in the final eight minutes plus stoppage time to win 2-1 at Red Bull Arena.

New York City FC Major League Soccer form:

Columbus Crew Major League Soccer form:


Columbus Crew form (all competitions):



Team News

Rio Hope-Gund missed the previous encounter for NYCFC with a leg injury, Thiago Martins is doubtful after missing the previous encounter with a knock, Maxi Moralez played for the first time since rupturing his ACL last season, while Kevin O'Toole was taken off before the end of the opening half versus the Earthquakes and will be questionable to start.

Tayvon Gray was on international duty with Jamaica but trained with the team and will be available before heading to the Copa America with the Reggae Boyz, while home-grown forward Andres Jasson has signed with Aalborg BK in the Danish top flight.

In their victory over San Jose, Alonso Martinez became the sixth player in NYCFC history to score a hat-trick, with their other goals coming courtesy of Hannes Wolf and Santiago Rodriguez.

Evan Bush, Columbus' reserve keeper, is dealing with a wrist injury, Cucho Hernandez was back on the field for their CCC final after missing several MLS matches due to a sore back and Marino Hinestroza saw limited action against Pachuca due to a minor knock.

On Tuesday, the club signed Dylan Chambost from newly-promoted Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne until 2026 with an option for the 2027 campaign.

A brace by Diego Rossi in their previous league fixture propelled them to a victory over Orlando City, while Patrick Schulte collected his first MLS clean sheet since late April (0-0 draw with CF Montreal).

New York City FC possible starting lineup:
Freese; Gray, Tanasijevic, Risa, Ilenic; Sands, Parks; Fernandez, Rodriguez, Wolf; Martinez

Columbus Crew possible starting lineup:
Schulte; Moreira, Camacho, Cheberko; Farsi, Nagbe, Morris, Yeboah; Rossi, Matan; Hernandez


We say: New York City FC 1-1 Columbus Crew

These are two resilient groups that have overcome some rough stretches this year, and we expect to see a spirited affair between a pair of well-balanced sides who are even in many respects.


For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.


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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721
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