New York City FC at Columbus Crew 7/17/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 07/16/2021 at 8:22 AM ET

Two teams that have been quite unstable lately will clash against one another on Saturday, when Columbus Crew will play host to NYCFC. Columbus are coming off consecutive draws and are on a 4-match win-less streak, while NYCFC are coming off a tough loss against Montreal and both teams will fight hard to bounce back.

Columbus Crew (4-3-5) are coming off a hard-fought 2-2 draw on the road against Cincinnati. They saw their opponents take an early two-goal lead, while they themselves saw a red card at the 42nd minute. Even so, Columbus managed to pull back even at the 77th minute for the final 2-2 draw. They are now win-less in their last 4 (0-1-3), and their last 3 matches were draws. Columbus are sitting at the 8th spot of the Eastern Conference with 17 points, scoring 13 and conceding 11 goals so far. They have yet to be defeated at home (3-0-2), scoring 9 goals and conceding 4 in the process.

NYCFC (5-4-2) lost by 2-1 on the road against Montreal last week, in a match where they took the lead at the 29th minute but went on to concede two goals and left empty-handed. That might have been just their 2nd loss in their last 5 (3-2-0), but it was also the 7th match in their last 8 that they failed to keep a clean sheet. NYCFC are now sitting at the 6th spot of the Eastern Conference with 17 points, scoring 19 and conceding 13 goals so far. They have been mediocre on the road (2-2-1), scoring 7 and conceding 6 goals, with 4 of those 5 matches featuring goals from both sides.

Columbus beat NYCFC by 2-1 on the road earlier in the season, while last season the home team won in all 3 matches between them (Columbus won 2 and lost 1). Columbus have been tremendous as hosts against NYCFC over the years (5-1-3), with 8 of those matches having goals from both sides and at least Over 2.5 Goals. Taking the Over 2.5 Goals here.

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