Major League Soccer · Round of 16
- Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:30:00 UTCScottsMiracle-Gro FieldRound of 16
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Columbus Crew 39%Draw 34%New York City FC 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Columbus CrewNew York City FC
59Possession41
1.67Expected goals (xG)1.41
11Shots8
4Shots on target5
6Shots off target2
1Blocked shots1
5Shots inside box7
6Shots outside box1
3Corners0
0Offsides0
7Fouls11
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Saves3
584Passes411
519Accurate passes344
89Pass accuracy84
Match events
- 28'Nicolás Fernández · penalty
- 40'Tayvon Gray
- 55'Malachi Jones ← Talles Magno
- 55'Bénie Traoré ← Hannes Wolf
- 57'Jamal Thiaré
- 60'Maximilian Arfsten
- 64'Malte Amundsen → Steven Moreira
- 70'Axel Ojeda (assist Talles Magno)
- 74'Sékou Bangoura → Dylan Chambost
- 75'Jamal Thiaré → Dániel Gazdag
- 77'Jonathan Shore
- 82'Taha Habroune
- 83'Nico Cavallo
- 83'Nəriman Axundzadə
- 90'Dániel Gazdag · penalty
- 90'James Sands
Columbus Crew · New York City FC
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
286.1Schulte
46.3Camacho
186.3↓64'Amundsen
236.3Farsi
166.0Habroune
176.3↓74'Bangoura
256.3Zawadzki
276.0Arfsten
196.0↓75'Thiaré
906.3↓83'Axundzadə
136.8Martins
66.5Sands
246.5Gray
77.8Fernández
496.8Freese
96.8↓55'Traoré
86.8Perea
886.8↓55'Jones
267.8Ojeda
326.8↓77'Shore
26.8↓83'Cavallo
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Columbus Crew
- 4Rudy Camacho6.3
- 19Jamal Thiaré6.0
- 18Malte Amundsen6.3
- 23Mohamed Farsi6.3
- 25Sean Zawadzki6.3
- 28Patrick Schulte6.1
- 27Maximilian Arfsten6.0
- 90Nəriman Axundzadə6.3
- 16Taha Habroune6.0
- 17Sékou Bangoura6.3
New York City FC
- 13Thiago Martins6.8
- 6James Sands6.5
- 24Tayvon Gray6.5
- 7Nicolás Fernández7.8
- 49Matt Freese6.8
- 9Bénie Traoré6.8
- 8Andrés Perea6.8
- 88Malachi Jones6.8
- 26Axel Ojeda7.8
- 32Jonathan Shore6.8
- 2Nico Cavallo6.8
Columbus CrewTale of the tapeNew York City FC
—Formation5-2-3
20 ptsTable26 pts
-4Goal difference+7
0Head-to-head wins3
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 4 previous meetings
Columbus Crew 0W1D3W New York City FC
Goals 3–8
- 2026-07-22Columbus Crew1–2New York City FC
- 2026-05-10New York City FC3–0Columbus Crew
- 2025-09-17New York City FC3–2Columbus Crew
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| New York City FC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 26 |