Major League Soccer

Mar 22, 2025 at 11.30pm UK

Lower.com Field

Columbus Crew
0 - 0
NY City

Russell-Rowe (84')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and New York City FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: San Diego 1-1 Columbus Crew
Sunday, March 16 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

New York City FC

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: NY City 2-1 New England
Saturday, March 15 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Columbus Crew win with a probability of 56.17%. A win for New York City FC had a probability of 22.18% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.43%) and 2-0 (8.37%). The likeliest New York City FC win was 1-2 (5.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.9%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	New York City FC
56.17% ( -0.16)	21.64% ( 0.15)	22.18% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 59.59% (

-0.52)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

61.13% (

-0.69)

38.86% (

0.69)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.82% (

-0.73)

61.18% (

0.72)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.25% (

-0.28)

13.74% (

0.28)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

58.97% (

-0.56)

41.02% (

0.55)

New York City FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.08% (

-0.38)

30.91% (

0.37)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.79% (

-0.44)

67.21% (

0.44)

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 56.17%

New York City FC 22.18%

Draw 21.64%

Columbus Crew	Draw	New York City FC
2-1 @ 9.82% ( 0.02) 1-0 @ 8.43% ( 0.19) 2-0 @ 8.37% ( 0.1) 3-1 @ 6.5% ( -0.05) 3-0 @ 5.54% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 3.81% ( -0.07) 4-1 @ 3.22% ( -0.06) 4-0 @ 2.75% ( -0.02) 4-2 @ 1.89% ( -0.06) 5-1 @ 1.28% ( -0.04) 5-0 @ 1.09% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.47% Total : 56.17%	1-1 @ 9.9% ( 0.12) 2-2 @ 5.77% ( -0.05) 0-0 @ 4.25% ( 0.14) 3-3 @ 1.49% ( -0.04) Other @ 0.24% Total : 21.64%	1-2 @ 5.81% ( 0.01) 0-1 @ 4.99% ( 0.11) 0-2 @ 2.93% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 2.27% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 2.26% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 1.15% ( 0) Other @ 2.78% Total : 22.18%