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· Regular Season - 16
Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew

1–2

Full Time

New York City FC

New York City FC

🏟 Lower.com Field, Columbus
🟡 Lorenzo Hernandez
📋 Regular Season - 16
📅 2026

🤖 AI Predictions

Best Bet

Under 2.5 Goals

Goals Over/Under

80%

confidence

Odds: 1.25 calculated Medium Risk

Our analysis favors an underwhelming scoring game. Season under/over stats show Columbus Crew under 2.5 occurred 14 times (over only 1) and NYCFC under 2.5 occurred 11 times (over 4), aligning with low scoring patterns. The Poisson distribution of 59% for home and 41% for away further supports a conservative low scoring outcome. H2H matches have featured multiple low scoring draws, adding to the evidence. Despite conflicting form percentages (home 36% vs away 64%), the convergence of season and H2H stats gives confidence. We assign an 80% probability to Under 2.5 Goals with cautious risk.

Best Value

Under 2.5 Goals

Goals Over/Under

Our best optimal value is found in the Under 2.5 Goals market. Both teams’ season under/over records (Columbus Crew: 14 under vs 1 over, NYCFC: 11 under vs 4 over) signal a strong low-scoring tendency. Given our 80% estimated probability, the fair odds would be 1.25; however, a bookmaker line of 1.80 creates a substantial value edge. The comparison metrics and H2H evidence further reinforce this low scoring outcome. Although there are some risks due to form discrepancies (36% vs 64%), the odds mispricing presents a compelling value. This convergence of evidence gives us high confidence with a significant edge.

80%

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0

odds

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3-Way Result

Draw

H2H draws occurred in at least 4 out of 8 matches

65%

odds 1.54

Double Chance

Away or Draw

Away form stands at 64% compared to home 36%

70%

odds 1.43

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Match Summary

Recent Form (last 5)

Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
No data
New York City FC
New York City FC
No data

Current Standings

6
New York City FC
New York City FC
16 P 6 W 22 Pts
11
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
16 P 4 W 16 Pts

Head to Head

22 Jul 26
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew
1–2
New York City FC New York City FC
A
20 May 26
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew
1–0
New York City FC New York City FC
H
10 May 26
New York City FC New York City FC
3–0
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew
H
17 Sept 25
New York City FC New York City FC
3–2
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew
H
22 Mar 25
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew
0–0
New York City FC New York City FC
D

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League Standings

# Team P W Pts
1
Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps
15 10 32
2
San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes
16 10 32
3
Los Angeles FC Los Angeles FC
17 9 30
4
Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake
15 8 26
5
FC Dallas FC Dallas
16 7 26
6
Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders
15 7 24
7
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo
15 7 23
8
St. Louis City St. Louis City
16 6 22
9
Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC
16 6 22
10
Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy
17 5 20
11
Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids
16 6 19
12
Portland Timbers Portland Timbers
16 5 18
13
San Diego San Diego
16 4 17
14
Austin Austin
16 4 17
15
Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City
16 4 14
1
Nashville SC Nashville SC
16 12 39
2
Inter Miami Inter Miami
16 10 34
3
Chicago Fire Chicago Fire
15 8 26
4
New England Revolution New England Revolution
15 8 26
5
FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati
16 6 23
6
New York City FC New York City FC
16 6 22
7
Charlotte Charlotte
16 6 22
8
New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls
16 6 22
9
DC United DC United
16 4 19
10
Orlando City SC Orlando City SC
16 5 17
11
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew
16 4 16
12
Toronto FC Toronto FC
16 3 16
13
CF Montreal CF Montreal
16 4 15
14
Atlanta United FC Atlanta United FC
16 3 12
15
Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union
16 2 10
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Betting Odds

Match Winner

Columbus Crew

1.85

Draw

3.80

New York City FC

3.90

Goals Over / Under 2.5

Over 2.5

1.85

Under 2.5

1.95

Both Teams Score

Yes

1.75

No

2.00

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