Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

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.

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

Two East also-rans meet in Columbus with the playoff picture still up for grabs

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Columbus CrewTop pickColumbus's only win in this stretch came at home, a 3-0 defeat of Colorado Rapids on September 6, and that home platform matters against a Red Bulls side still without a win themselves (L L D L D).

45%win prob.opening soon @ bet365

2-1 Columbus CrewColumbus have a -5 goal difference this season, a sign they leak goals even when winning, while New York's L L D L D run shows they can find the net without turning games around — a tight 2-1 fits both patterns.

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YesWessam 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.

62%chanceopening soon @ bet365

Over 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.

61%chanceopening soon @ bet365

Julian Hall to Score AnytimeJulian Hall leads every listed scorer on either side with 9 goals from 47 shots this season, the kind of shot volume that makes him a threat regardless of the scoreline.

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Our approach: we weight current form, underlying attacking output (shots, shots on target, chances created) and each side's position in the playoff race, then let the model settle on the scoreline and markets most consistent with that data.

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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.

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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.