Columbus Crew vs New York City FC Prediction: Both teams are highly motivated

Columbus Crew and New York City both qualified for the quarterfinal round in the Leagues Cup. Both MLS teams will compete in this round for a place in the semifinals at the Lower.com Field. Columbus Crew met once earlier this season, in the MLS and Columbus Crew won that match 3-2 at the Yankee Stadium. Both clubs will meet in this single-leg quarter final clash and the winner will progress into the semifinal.

Columbus Crew came into the Leagues Cup on the back of a 2-match winless run in the MLS. They had a draw and a defeat in both matches before playing in their first Leagues Cup match against Sporting Kansas City. They won the first match against Sporting Kansas City by 4-0 and then in the second match, they faced current Leagues Cup holders Inter Miami and they won 3-2. After securing both victories, Columbus Crew entered into the knockout round and their next challenge will be against New York City FC.

New York City had a similar experience as Columbus Crew prior to the Leagues Cup opener. They lost their last MLS match against FC Cincinnati prior to their first Leagues Cup match against New England Revolution.

In the first match against New England Revolution, they played a 1-1 draw in regular time and then went on to win the match 6-7 on penalties. In their second match, they faced Tigres UANL and defeated them 2-1 in regular time. As a result, New York City FC qualified for the knockout round and they will face Columbus Crew in the quarterfinals.

In the past 20 meetings, New York City and Columbus Crew won 8 matches each and 4 matches ended as a draw.

H2H Streaks

Columbus Crew is unbeaten in 4 consecutive matches

Columbus Crew is without a clean sheet in 10 consecutive matches

New York CIty is without a clean sheet in 4 consecutive matches

Both teams scored in 8/9 matches

New York City scored first in 5/6 matches

6/8 matches ended with more than 4.5 cards

4/5 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners

These two clubs have been most fascinating to watch in the Leagues Cup and there’s some belief that one of them might even go on to win the cup. Both clubs have been in fantastic form in the Leagues Cup especially when their MLS form was prior to the Leagues Cup.

Both teams will be motivated to win this match in regular time, so we expect an open-ended attacking game from both sides. Last time these two met, they scored a total of 5 goals between them. It is only normal to expect a similar encounter in this match.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.85 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.63 Odds
• Columbus Crew to Win 2-1 at 9.00 Odds