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Columbus Crew vs New York RB: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Starting Lineups

Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls predicted formations

Columbus Crew host New York Red Bulls at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Saturday, September 12 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

Columbus Crew have no fresh absences to report here, with Wessam Abou Ali leading the line after a 5-goal season built on 20 shots, and Dániel Gazdag pulling strings behind him with 8 chances created in 802 minutes. New York Red Bulls arrive with their attack similarly intact, Julian Hall (9 goals, 47 shots) and Jorge Ruvalcaba (7 goals, 52 shots) leading the visitors’ forward line, with Emil Forsberg (31 chances created) still pulling strings from midfield.

US viewers can watch Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

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Match outcome · who wins
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew44% Our pick
DrawDraw23% 
New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls32% 

Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls: Best Bets & Predictions

Signal makes this a tight Columbus Crew call at 44%.

Tight callno standout edge on the result
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MarketMkt %Signal %Read
Correct ScoreColumbus Crew 2-1 New York Red Bulls
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9%
Model read
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Both Teams to ScoreBoth teams to scoreWessam Abou Ali has 5 goals from 20 shots for Columbus, and New York counter with Jorge Ruvalcaba (7 goals) and Julian Hall (9 goals) — there is proven end product at both ends.
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63%
Model read
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Over / Under 2.5Over 2.5Abou Ali's 5 goals for Columbus and New York's tandem of Hall (9) and Ruvalcaba (7) up front give both sides the firepower to push this match past 2.5 goals.
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61%
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Anytime ScorerDiego Martin Rossi Marachlian
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45%
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Signal edge callsRecord building · settles at full-time

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Season Form & Standings

Columbus Crew sit 13th in the East with 23 points from 23 games, a middling return with a -5 goal difference that keeps them on the fringe of the playoff picture. New York Red Bulls sit 10th in the East, still very much alive in the same playoff race.

Eastern Conference

TeamPosGPWDLGFGAGDPts
Columbus Crew132365123439-523
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Columbus Crew vs New York RB Confirmed Starting Lineups

Columbus Crew

4-4-2
P. Schulte
B. Lennon
M. Amundsen
S. Zawadzki
Steven Moreira
L. Giaccone
T. Karumanchi
Andre Gomes
G. Tapia
Brais Mendez
S. Molina

New York RB

4-3-3
E. Horvath
M. Dos Santos
T. Parker
J. Bazan
D. Nealis
M. Sofo
A. Mehmeti
R. Donkor
J. Ruvalcaba
J. Hall
C. Harper
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    Potential Match-Winners

    • Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew): Abou Ali has scored 5 goals from 20 shots this season, with 9 of those on target — proven end product in this Columbus attack.
    • Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew): Gazdag has created 8 chances alongside 3 goals in 802 minutes, the creative fulcrum behind Columbus’s attacking play.
    • Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls): Hall’s 9 goals and 47 shots make him the most productive forward on either side, a constant outlet for New York even during this rough patch.

    Recent Form

    Columbus Crew: L L L L W

    • 2026-09-06: Columbus Crew 3-0 Colorado Rapids (W, home)
    • 2026-08-30: Columbus Crew 1-3 New England Revolution (L, home)
    • 2026-08-23: Nashville SC 3-2 Columbus Crew (L, away)
    • 2026-08-20: Columbus Crew 1-2 CF Montreal (L, home)
    • 2026-08-16: Charlotte FC 3-1 Columbus Crew (L, away)

    Columbus’s last 5 results read L L L L W, with the sole win a 3-0 home defeat of Colorado Rapids on September 6.

    New York Red Bulls: L L D L D

    • 2026-09-06: Seattle Sounders 0-0 New York Red Bulls (D, away)
    • 2026-08-30: New York Red Bulls 1-3 Philadelphia Union (L, home)
    • 2026-08-23: New York Red Bulls 1-1 Chicago Fire (D, home)
    • 2026-08-20: New York Red Bulls 0-1 Nashville SC (L, home)
    • 2026-08-16: Atlanta United 2-1 New York Red Bulls (L, away)

    New York’s last 5 results read L L D L D, with 2 draws — 1-1 at home to Chicago Fire and 0-0 away at Seattle Sounders on September 6 — sandwiched around 3 losses.

    Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls Prediction

    Both sides arrive in the middle of the East table short on confidence — Columbus winless in four of their last five, New York without a win in five — which points to a cagey, low-scoring contest rather than an end-to-end shootout. Columbus’s home platform and Abou Ali’s finishing edge should just tip it their way, but New York’s attacking pedigree in Hall and Ruvalcaba makes a clean sheet unlikely at either end. Signal’s model lands on a 2-1 win for Columbus Crew.

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