Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls 9/14/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/13/2021 at 11:14 AM ET
On Tuesday, the Columbus Crew host the New York Red Bulls in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Columbus Crew is 10th in the conference table at 7-6-11 on 27 points with a goal difference of -6. Columbus was defeated by Inter Miami 1-0 on the road Saturday. Columbus has lost two straight. and eight of the last night, with just a 3-2 victory over Cincinnati over that span.
Columbus has one win and four losses over its last five matches in MLS action and during that span has scored six goals and conceded nine. Lucas Zelarayan is the leading goal scorer for Columbus Crew with seven, while Miguel Berry and Gyasi Zardes each have scored four. Pedro Santos is the leader in assists with three.
The New York Red Bulls are 11th in the conference table at 6-5-10 on 23 points with a goal difference of -2. New York battled to a 1-1 draw at home on Saturday with DC United. New York has fallen eight points behind in the race for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot and have scored one goal or less in each of the last six matches. Dru Yearwood scored New York's only goal of the match in the 5th minute.
New York has one win, one draw and three losses in its last five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored four goals and conceded six. Patryk Klimala, Caden Clark and Cristian Casseres Jr are the leading goal scorers for New York with four apiece, while Fabio has scored three. Fabio is the leader in assists with six while Klimala has five.
Over the last five matches between these two MLS Eastern Conference rivals, Columbus Crew has three victories, New York has one victory and one has ended in a draw. Columbus is winless in eight of its last nine matches, but will be facing an equally struggling New York Red Bulls squad that has been held to one goal or less in each of his last six matches. Final Score Prediction, Columbus Crew wins 3-1