The MLS rematch between New York Red Bulls and coach Wilfried Nancy’s Columbus Crew will be played at Red Bull Arena on the 3rd of November. It’s a can’t-miss clash no doubt, but we do have an idea of how these 90 minutes might go down. Stay tuned for the inside scoop on our professional New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew betting tips.
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New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew prediction: Nancy seeks revenge
Key Stats
- Three of the last five matches between the two teams ended positively for the Crew.
- Hernandez is the leading finisher for his team this season, with 19 goals bagged already.
- Seven of the last nine New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew head-to-heads resulted in goals galore.
Correct score prediction: New York Red Bulls 1-2 Columbus Crew
The most common result we’ve seen from these two in the past couple of years is the 2-1 Columbus Crew win. Therefore, despite last week’s hiccup, we believe Nancy’s troops will prevail and our primary New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew predictions will succeed.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bulls favored to qualify
- HOME: +125 – 43.1%
- DRAW: +260 – 24.0%
- AWAY: +200 – 32.1%
*These New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew odds are subject to change
We checked the odds and found out that Cucho Hernandez to score anytime is priced at +180, giving our top New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew predictions a 35.71% success chance this week.
In the meantime, New York Red Bulls are the bookies’ expected winners here, as the Bulls’ solid backline stands a 43.1% chance of knocking out the Crew from the competition this year.
Last five H2Hs: Visitors must prove title hopes
If you take a closer look at the following New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew statistics, you’ll see why we are going with Nancy’s troops
USA MLS Play-Offs 29/10/24
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
USA MLS 19/10/24
New York Red Bulls
Columbus Crew
USA MLS 16/03/24
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
USA MLS 02/07/23
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
USA MLS 18/03/23
New York Red Bulls
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls team news and form: Why make changes?
Despite ‘enjoying’ a laughably low 22.0% possession at Lower.com Field, New York Red Bulls still emerged victorious. We believe coach Sandro Schwarz will not make any changes to his starting XI, as the Bulls’ defense is performing at a top-notch level.
Predicted lineup: Coronel (GK), Reyes, Nealis, D. Nealis, Harper, Carballo, Edelman, Tolkin, Forsberg, Morgan & Vanzeir
USA MLS 15/03/25
D
Orlando City SC
2
New York Red Bulls
2
USA MLS 09/03/25
D
Atlanta United
0
New York Red Bulls
0
USA MLS 02/03/25
W
Nashville SC
0
New York Red Bulls
2
USA MLS 23/02/25
L
FC Cincinnati
1
New York Red Bulls
0
Friendlies 15/02/25
L
San Diego FC
6
New York Red Bulls
0
Columbus Crew team news and form: Crew need to bounce back
Should Columbus Crew lose the match against New York Red Bulls, they’d be knocked out of the competition. However, we do believe coach Nancy has the experience to avoid such a miserable turn of events so early in the knockout phase.
Predicted lineup: Schulte (GK), Moreira, Camacho, Cheberko, Zawadzki, Nagbe, Arfsten, Farsi, Ramirez, Hernandez & Rossi
USA MLS 16/03/25
D
San Diego FC
1
Columbus Crew
1
CONCACAF Champions Cup 12/03/25
W
Los Angeles FC
1
Columbus Crew
2
USA MLS 08/03/25
D
Houston Dynamo
0
Columbus Crew
0
CONCACAF Champions Cup 05/03/25
L
Los Angeles FC
3
Columbus Crew
0
USA MLS 02/03/25
W
New England Revolution
0
Columbus Crew
1
Player to watch: Cucho Hernandez
Seeing as Christian Benteke of DC United has no more games to play this season as his team got knocked out of the competition, we believe Hernandez will definitely want to prove he has what it takes to scoop the Top Goalscorer Award this season. He needs eight more goals to catch up to the Belgian goalscoring magician.
Second player to watch: Felipe Carballo
Carballo scored a massive goal for his club in the first game against Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field. His 25th-minute goal turned out to be the winner and now, we can’t wait to see how well he will do against Nancy’s troops.
