Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Columbus Crew 13th with 26, New York RB 8th with 33. On recent form Columbus Crew sat only 25th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.61 goals per team per game, Columbus Crew ran at 1.42 scored and 1.62 conceded, New York RB at 1.31 and 1.85.
New York RB had not won in 6 games.
9 meetings are on record — 3 won by Columbus Crew, 2 by New York RB, 4 drawn, at 2.89 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 56%.
Lower.com Field, capacity 20,371, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
New York RB: Ronald Donkor (89')
Key stats
Possession: Columbus Crew 59% · New York RB 41% · Total shots: 12-15 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 7-3