Matchday

MLS 2026 · 10 May 2026

New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.0 – 1.1
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made New York City FC favourites at 52%.

New York City FC won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Hannes Wolf, 60.0 in 85′.

Well above their usual level: Hannes Wolf +20.8, Matthew Freese +11.6, Agustin Ojeda +10.9.

Well below it: Tayvon Gray −14.6, Raul Gustavo −14.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

New York City FC

3 May 2026L 0–2v DC United MLS
25 Apr 2026L 0–1at CF Montréal MLS
22 Apr 2026D 4–4v FC Cincinnati MLS
18 Apr 2026L 1–2v Charlotte FC MLS
11 Apr 2026L 0–2at Vancouver Whitecaps MLS

Columbus Crew

2 May 2026L 2–3v Minnesota United MLS
25 Apr 2026W 2–0v Philadelphia Union MLS
22 Apr 2026W 2–1v LA Galaxy MLS
18 Apr 2026L 1–2at New England Revolution MLS
12 Apr 2026D 1–1v Orlando City SC MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

New York City FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Hannes Wolf Midfielder85300.5860.0+20.8
Matthew Freese Goalkeeper9000–58.8+11.6
Arnau Farnos Midfielder200–53.0–
Agustin Ojeda Midfielder88010.0550.4+10.9
Máximo Carrizo Midfielder100–48.1–
Nicolás Fernández Midfielder89020.0342.4+0.1
Kai Trewin Midfielder9000–39.9−2.6
Keaton Parks Midfielder8500–39.6+0.2
Seymour Garfield-Reid Forward100–38.1–
Maxi Moralez Midfielder89000.1536.6−0.8
Thiago Martins Defender9000–36.0−6.1
Nico Cavallo Defender9000–31.9–
Raul Gustavo Defender90000.0830.1−14.5
Jonathan Shore Midfielder900–29.2–
Malachi Jones Forward9000.1424.3–
Tayvon Gray Defender9000–23.5−14.6

Columbus Crew

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dylan Chambost Midfielder79000.0950.9+7.6
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura Midfielder2200–49.8–
André Gomes Midfielder68000.2448.5+6.6
Rudy Camacho Defender90000.1047.6+3.8
Mohamed Farsi Midfielder22000.0447.5–
Diego Rossi Forward90000.1046.1+5.4
Andres Herrera Midfielder9000–44.9+7.8
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder90000.3544.7+5.9
Sean Zawadzki Defender9000–44.5+3.2
Steven Moreira Defender6800–40.9+6.8
Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper9000–39.5−7.3
Dániel Gazdag Forward2200–37.8–
Amar Sejdic Midfielder1100–36.8–
Hugo Picard Midfielder7900–36.0−0.2
Taha Habroune Midfielder68000.1533.5−4.8
Nariman Akhundzade Forward1100–28.6–