Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls Prediction: Don’t trust the Red Bulls

The Crew have been exciting to watch in recent times and they are considered one of the in-form teams in the league at the moment. Their unbeaten streak was extended to 5 matches in a row after the 2-0 win over Nashville SC last week. And now they have the opportunity to extend it even further when they take on New York Red Bulls in this match.

The Red Bulls have been in and out of form and there’s nothing to suggest they can compete against this opposition despite their big 4-0 win over Atlanta United last week. They have been inconsistent all season and it would not be a surprise to see them cave to a defeat in this game.

Columbus Crew are placed higher on the MLS table compared to New York Red Bulls and both teams are competing in the Eastern conference. Columbus Crew are 7th in the MLS with 31 points, while The Red Bulls are 20th with 23 points.

Columbus Crew are considered the favorites to win this game as they are in much better form than the opposition. They are currently unbeaten in their last 5 games in a row and during that time they recorded 4 wins and 1 draw. Since the 3-1 defeat to Nashville SC back in May, Columbus Crew had won games against Colorado Rapids (3-2), Charlotte FC (4-2), Chicago Fire (2-1) and Nashville SC (2-0), and then they held New York City to a 1-1 draw.

Columbus Crew will be playing at home here and they have been a very strong team at home this season. They are ranked the third best team at home this season and only New England Revolution and Cincinnati FC have picked more points at home than them. In 10 home games, they had 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They have not lost in any of their last 5 home games, drawing 1 and winning 4. The game against Orlando City SC ended in a 2-2 draw and then they went on to win back-to-back games against LA Galaxy, Colorado Rapids, Charlotte FC and Nashville SC.

Columbus Crew will be playing this game after a brilliant display that saw them edge Nashville SC 2-0 in their last game. They took the lead through Christian Ramirez’s opening goal in the 20th minute and then the second goal was an own goal from Nashville’s Jack Maher in the 95th minute .

Team streak: no losses (5), both teams scoring (5/6), first to score (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (8/9), less than 10.5 corners (5/5).

New York Red Bulls can draw some confidence from their last game against Atlanta United. They were in scintillating form in that game, scoring 4 goals past the Atlanta goalkeeper and keeping a clean sheet in the process. However, their form in recent times suggest they are struggling, as they had 2 defeats, 2 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 games. They lost by a single goal against Seattle Sounders and then won by a single goal against The Red Bulls before losing 3-0 to Orlando City SC and then playing a 2-2 draw against Charlotte FC before recording a 4-0 win against Atlanta United.

Winning away from home has been a very difficult task for this team as the record shows they won only 1 of their 9 matches away from home this season, with the others ending in 4 draws and 4 defeats. Their last 5 away games shows their struggles as they had 1 win, 2 defeats and 2 draws in those games. They lost to CF Montreal back in May and then played back-to-back draws against Chicago Fire and Toronto FC, before losing 1-0 to Seattle Sounders and then winning 1-0 against Inter Miami CF in their last away match.

The Red Bulls were a totally different team when they faced Atlanta United last week as they won the game 4-0 at full time. Daniel Edelman and Cristian Casseres Jr. scored two goals for the Red Bulls in the first half and late in the second half, Frankie Amaya scored a brace to give the hosts a 4-0 win at full time.

Team streak: More than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (9/10).

Between these two clubs 20 games have been played in the past. In those games, Columbus Crew won 8, while New York Red Bulls won 7 and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Columbus Crew are without a clean sheet in the last 7 meetings.
• New York Red Bulls are without a clean sheet in 5 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals scored in 4/5 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/5 meetings.
• New York Red Bulls scored first in 6/7 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 5/6 meetings.

Pos Team          P    W   D    L   Goals   PTS.

7      Columbus  19   9    4    6    38:26   31

20    Red Bulls   19   5    8    6    17:18   23

According to analysis, Columbus Crew have scored 38 goals and conceded 26 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 2.0 goals per game and have a 14% conversion rate. They also create 1.9 big chances per game and take a total of 13.9 shots per game with 5.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.5 corners per game and take up 57.5% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, New York Red Bulls have scored 17 goals and conceded 18 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 0.9 goals per game and have a 7% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 13.6 shots per game with 4.5 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.6 corners per game and take up 46.9% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 0.9 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Home Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.69 Odds
• Team 1 to Score Goal 1 at 1.74 Odds
• Home Win FT at 1.95 Odds