New York City FC (5-6-4, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (4-7-4, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Columbus, Ohio; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Columbus -105, NYCFC +257, Draw +262; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Atlanta United 2-0, the Columbus Crew host New York City FC.
The Crew are 3-4-3 in Eastern Conference games. The Crew are 19-35 in one-goal games.
NYCFC is 4-4-2 in Eastern Conference games. NYCFC is 14-0-1 when it records at least three goals.
Wednesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. NYCFC won the last meeting 3-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wessam Abou Ali has scored five goals and added one assist for the Crew. Maximilian Arfsten has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has 10 goals and two assists for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 17-8-5, averaging 4.8 goals, 12.3 shots on goal and 14.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.5 goals per game.
NYCFC: 11-11-8, averaging 3.6 goals, 13.5 shots on goal and 9.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.5 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Rudy Camacho (injured).
NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Drew Baiera (injured), Kevin O'Toole (injured), Talles Magno (injured), Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista (injured), Keaton Parks (injured), Hannes Wolf (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Your Privacy Choices | Closed Captioning 
