New York City FC 3-2 Columbus Crew — MLS, 17 Sep 2025
New York City FC beat Columbus Crew 3-2 in the MLS on 17 September 2025 at Yankee Stadium, Bronx. Dániel Gazdag, Hannes Wolf, Wessam Abou Ali, Julián Fernández got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, New York City FC have won 0 and Columbus Crew 2, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-140'Penalty
- 1-145'
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 1-260'
- 67'
- 67'
- 71'
- 2-273'
- 82'
- 82'
- 83'
- 83'
- 3-290'assist: Axel Ojeda
- 90+5'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
New York City FC
- 8.2Hannes WolfM
- 8.0Axel OjedaF
- 7.9Julián FernándezF
- 7.3Thiago MartinsD
- 7.2Kevin O'TooleD
- 7.2Justin HaakD
- 7.0Tayvon GrayD
- 6.9Nicolás Fernández MercauM
- 6.9Matthew FreeseG
- 6.9Jonathan ShoreM
- 6.7Seymour ReidF
- 6.7Andrés PereaM
- 6.6Aiden O NeillM
- 6.6Maximiliano MoralezM
- 6.3Alonso MartínezF
Columbus Crew
- 8.0Wessam Abou AliF
- 7.7Dániel GazdagF
- 7.2Hugo PicardM
- 6.9Marcelo HerreraD
- 6.9Malte AmundsenD
- 6.9Patrick SchulteG
- 6.9Maximilian ArfstenD
- 6.7Jacen Russell-RoweF
- 6.6Yevhen CheberkoD
- 6.6Cesar RuvalcabaD
- 6.5Steven MoreiraD
- 6.3Amar SejdićM
- 6.3Dylan ChambostM
- 6.3Darlington NagbeM
- 6.2Taha HabrouneM
Line-ups
Columbus Crew5-3-2
New York City FC4-2-3-1
Substitutes
New York City FCPascal Jansen
Substitutes
- 34Raul GustavoD
- 19Strahinja TanasijevićD
- 30Tomás RomeroG
- 35Mitja IleničD
- 11Julián Fernández90'90+5'67'F7.9
- 26Axel Ojeda67'F8.0
- 29Máximo CarrizoM
- 32Jonathan Shore82'M6.9
- 99Seymour Reid82'F6.7
Columbus CrewWilfried Nancy
Substitutes
- 20D. JonesM
- 24Evan BushG
- 14Amar Sejdić83'M6.3
- 1Nicholas HagenG
- 7Dylan Chambost71'M6.3
- 19Jacen Russell-Rowe83'F6.7
- 11Aliyu IbrahimF
- 44T. BrownD
- 48C. Ruvalcaba46'D6.6
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
2.05Expected goals (xG)1.28
18Total shots8
8Shots on target5
4Shots off target0
6Blocked shots3
7Corners3
0Offsides2
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards0
3Goalkeeper saves5
0.66Goals prevented0.66
556Total passes430
461Accurate passes341
83%Pass accuracy79%
New York City FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannes Wolf | 96 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Axel Ojeda | 29 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Julián Fernández | 29 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Thiago Martins | 96 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Kevin O'Toole | 96 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Justin Haak | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Tayvon Gray | 96 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | 82 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matthew Freese | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Shore | 14 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Seymour Reid | 14 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Andrés Perea | 96 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Aiden O Neill | 82 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Maximiliano Moralez | 67 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Alonso Martínez | 67 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
Columbus Crew
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wessam Abou Ali | 96 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Dániel Gazdag | 83 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Hugo Picard | 71 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Marcelo Herrera | 96 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Malte Amundsen | 96 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Patrick Schulte | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 96 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jacen Russell-Rowe | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Yevhen Cheberko | 96 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Cesar Ruvalcaba | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Steven Moreira | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Amar Sejdić | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dylan Chambost | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Darlington Nagbe | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Taha Habroune | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
New York City FCWLWWW
- W14 Sept 25AChicago Fire3-1
- L30 Aug 25HDC United1-2
- W23 Aug 25AFC Cincinnati1-0
- W17 Aug 25HNashville SC2-1
- W26 Jul 25AFC Dallas4-3
Columbus CrewWDLDL
- W13 Sept 25AAtlanta United FC5-4
- D30 Aug 25ANew York Red Bulls0-0
- L23 Aug 25HNew England Revolution1-2
- D16 Aug 25AToronto FC1-1
- L25 Jul 25HOrlando City SC1-3
Head-to-head
- 22 Mar 25Columbus Crew0-0New York City FC
- 31 Aug 24Columbus Crew4-2New York City FC
- 14 Jun 24New York City FC2-3Columbus Crew
- 08 Jul 23Columbus Crew1-1New York City FC
- 17 Jun 23New York City FC1-1Columbus Crew
- 06 Aug 22Columbus Crew3-2New York City FC
Most recent meetings