Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls — Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer· MLS Cup - Conference Semi-finals

Columbus Crew

1–0Full-time

New York Red Bulls

DWLLLLGoals 14-16

LDLLLDGoals 8-14

Match events

31'M. Valenzuela
46'Patrick Mullins (Federico Higuaín)
61'Gyasi Zardes (Federico Higuaín)
63'Daniel Royer (Derrick Etienne)
67'Luis Argudo (Pedro Santos)
70'Alex Muyl (Andreas Ivan)
87'J. Meram (Lalas Abubakar)
88'Sean Davis

Lineups

Columbus Crew

New York Red Bulls

4-4-2

4-2-3-1

G. BerhalterCoach

C. Armas

Bench (7)

Match trends

Columbus Crew have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
New York Red Bulls have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Columbus Crew wins

2Draws

2New York Red Bulls wins

14-9Goals

Columbus Crew

3–1Oct 18, 2025, 10:00 PM

New York Red Bulls

0–0Aug 30, 2025, 11:30 PM

Columbus Crew

New York Red Bulls

2–2Nov 3, 2024, 9:30 PM

Columbus Crew

0–1Oct 29, 2024, 10:45 PM

New York Red Bulls

2–3Oct 20, 2024, 10:00 PM

Columbus Crew

3–0Mar 16, 2024, 11:30 PM

New York Red Bulls

Columbus Crew

2–1Jul 1, 2023, 11:30 PM

New York Red Bulls

2–1Mar 18, 2023, 11:30 PM

Columbus Crew

Pre-match comparison

1.4Goals scored per game0.8

1.6Goals conceded per game1.4

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Nima Saghafi

4.54Yellow cards / game

0.08Red cards / game

0.31Penalties scored / game

Based on 13 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Columbus Crew

0-15'

10%

16-30'

10%

31-45'

20%

46-60'

10%

61-75'

10%

76-90+'

40%

New York Red Bulls

0-15'

50%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

—Expected goals (xG)—

2Shots on target2

6Total shots8

3Shots off target3

1Blocked shots3

3Shots inside the box5

3Shots outside the box3

3Corners8

1Offsides2

9Fouls13

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves1

426Total passes317

301Accurate passes193

71%Pass accuracy61%

Player ratings

1Zack SteffenColumbus Crew8.2
2Gyasi ZardesColumbus Crew⚽ 17.2
3Alejandro Romero GamarraNew York Red Bulls7.2
4ArturColumbus Crew7.1
5Jonathan MensahColumbus Crew7.1
6Harrison AffulColumbus Crew7.1

Box score

Columbus Crew

8

8ArturM · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels64%

32Patrick MullinsF · 45'

6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes25%

Tackles—

Duels60%

11Gyasi ZardesF · 90'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes41%

Tackles—

Duels55%

4Jonathan MensahD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles1

Duels50%

3

3J. WilliamsD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels67%

25Harrison AffulD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels100%

19

19M. ValenzuelaD · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes67%

Tackles2

Duels45%

9

9J. MeramM · 87'

6.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes64%

Tackles1

Duels40%

26Luis ArgudoM · 67'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles1

Duels14%

23Zack SteffenG · 90'

8.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels—

6Wil Trapp (C)M · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles1

Duels58%

Bench (7)

7Pedro SantosM · 23'

6.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes55%

Tackles—

Duels50%

16

16H. JimenezD

—

17Lalas AbubakarD · 3'

—

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

10Federico HiguaínM · 45'

🅰️ 16.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels40%

2

2R. ClarkM

—

24

24J. KempinG

—

18Cristian MartínezM

—

New York Red Bulls

10Alejandro Romero GamarraM · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels33%

19Alex MuylM · 70'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes55%

Tackles2

Duels53%

77Daniel RoyerM · 62'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels100%

33Aaron LongD · 90'

6.8

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels40%

27Sean DavisM · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels27%

26Tim ParkerD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels25%

62Michael MurilloD · 90'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes48%

Tackles1

Duels59%

31Luis Robles (C)G · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels—

92Kemar LawrenceD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes47%

Tackles3

Duels88%

99Bradley Wright-PhillipsF · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes62%

Tackles—

Duels46%

4Tyler AdamsM · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes63%

Tackles1

Duels64%

Bench (7)

42

42B. WhiteF

—

90Marc RzatkowskiM

—

7Derrick EtienneM · 28'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels0%

18

18R. MearaG

—

5

5C. LadeD

—

29Fidel EscobarD

—

9Andreas IvanM · 20'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles1

Duels100%

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Frequently asked questions

What time does Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls kick off?+

Kickoff is at Nov 4, 2018, 8:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).