It's the first leg of the MLS Playoffs Semi-Finals and New York City FC are on the road in Ohio to take on Columbus Crew.
Here's what Columbus has been up to...
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Key Stats
- NYCFC has visited Columbus four times in their MLS history, with each team having won once and two draws between them.
- There has been an average of five goals per game across these four matches. NYCFC’s one win came on April 29th of this year, their only visit to Columbus in MLS play in 2017.
- Columbus has won six of their last seven MLS home matches (1D) and outscored the opposition 14-5 across these games.
- NYCFC only lost once in their final six matches road matches of the regular season (2W-3D) and only conceded five goals across the six games.
- David Villa had six shots on target against Columbus in the MLS season finale, tied for the most he’s had in a single game of MLS action over the duration of his time with NYCFC.
- NYCFC had five away clean sheets this year, tied for the most of any team in the league.
- Columbus scored 34 home goals this year, the eighth most of any team in the league.
- From September 1st to the end of the regular season, Federico Higuaín was tied for the league lead in assists (seven). Higuaín recorded assists in nine different games this year, and the season finale against NYCFC was the only match that Crew SC did not win.
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The Last Time
NYCFC played Columbus Crew only eight days ago for the MLS Regular Season finale. The teams drew 2-2, which was enough to earn City a bye to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
The Last Match
Columbus crew traveled to face Atlanta United in the MLS Playoffs knockout round and escaped Mercedes-Benz Stadium with a win after a wild 120 minutes and a penalty-kick shootout.
All-Time Series
Matches between Crew SC and NYCFC are typically wide open. In the seven previous meetings between the clubs, there have been 32 total goals scored and no shutouts recorded by either side.
