Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:00 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Marcos de Oliveira 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Columbus Crew 12 · New York Red Bulls 18
Referee Stats
20 matches · 3.70 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.70
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 45%
Draws 20%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (13-7).
  • Columbus Crew controlled possession (58%).
  • Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 10-5-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 20
Avg: 1.83 / 1.11

Points

35
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3
New York Red Bulls (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 2-4-11

Goals For / Against

12 / 24
Avg: 0.71 / 1.41

Points

10
Avg: 0.59

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.94
PPG
0.59
1.83
GF
0.71
1.11
GA
1.41
65%
O2.5
35%
76%
BTTS
47%
59%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank12th
New York Red Bulls rank18th
Columbus Crew points54
New York Red Bulls points43
Columbus Crew: #12 · 54 pts · GD +4
11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
New York Red Bulls: #18 · 43 pts · GD +1
22 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W D L L W
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

New York Red Bulls last 5 away

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-7
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

New York Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home82%
Columbus Crew clean sheet at home18%
New York Red Bulls score away59%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first59%
Columbus Crew win after scoring first70%
New York Red Bulls score first29%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 67% · New York Red Bulls 0%
Avg first goal minute: Columbus Crew 33.1' · New York Red Bulls 23.0'

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.83 vs 1.64
Columbus Crew concede at home1.11 vs 1.36
New York Red Bulls score away0.71 vs 1.36
New York Red Bulls concede away1.41 vs 1.64
Columbus Crew score 12% above league average, while New York Red Bulls score 48% below league average.
Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 18% below league average at home, and New York Red Bulls are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
61-75 7
31-45 6
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
31-45 5
16-30 3
61-75 1

New York Red Bulls goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
61-75 6
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 3
76-90+ 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
13
7
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
9
5
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
4
1
Fouls
8
11
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
549
402
Passes Accurate
474
319
Passes %
86%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
11'
11' Goal · 0-1
E. Choupo-Moting
Normal Goal
15'
15' D. Edelman
16'
16' Goal · 1-1
M. Herrera
Normal Goal
46'
46' L. Lappalainen
1st substitution · For: D. Gazdag
59'
59' R. Edwards
1st substitution · For: W. Carmona
59'
59' D. Gjengaar
2nd substitution · For: S. Ngoma
61'
61' J. Russell-Rowe
2nd substitution · For: T. Habroune
66'
66' Goal · 2-1
D. Gazdag
Normal Goal
70'
70' D. Nealis
74'
74' D. Nealis
3rd substitution · For: K. Duncan
74'
74' O. Valencia
4th substitution · For: J. Hall
75'
75' E. Choupo-Moting
5th substitution · For: W. Bogacz
82'
82' D. Chambost
3rd substitution · For: A. Ibrahim
84'
84' Goal · 3-1
A. Ibrahim
Normal Goal
89'
89' S. Moreira
4th substitution · For: Cesar Ruvalcaba

Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew beat New York Red Bulls 3-1 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Marcos de Oliveira. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: New York Red Bulls took the lead at 11' when E. Choupo-Moting scored, making the score 0-1. D. Edelman received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 15'. Columbus Crew leveled the score at 16' when M. Herrera scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Lappalainen replacing D. Gazdag. New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 59', with R. Edwards replacing W. Carmona. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 59', with D. Gjengaar replacing S. Ngoma. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. Russell-Rowe replacing T. Habroune. Columbus Crew took the lead at 66' when D. Gazdag scored, making the score 2-1. D. Nealis received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 70'. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 74', with D. Nealis replacing K. Duncan. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 74', with O. Valencia replacing J. Hall. New York Red Bulls made their 5th substitution at 75', with E. Choupo-Moting replacing W. Bogacz. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 82', with D. Chambost replacing A. Ibrahim. Columbus Crew extended the lead at 84' when A. Ibrahim scored, making the score 3-1. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 89', with S. Moreira replacing Cesar Ruvalcaba.

Columbus Crew used 4 substitutions while New York Red Bulls used 5 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (13-7).
  • Columbus Crew controlled possession (58%).
  • Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins11
Draws5
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals14 (60.9%)
BTTS15 (65.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games13
Home Wins8
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals7 (53.8%)
BTTS8 (61.5%)

Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls Head-to-Head History by Season