New York City FC hosts the Columbus Crew in Eastern Conference play

Columbus Crew (3-5-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (3-5-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

The Bronx, New York; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: NYCFC +140, Columbus +170, Draw +254; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC faces the Columbus Crew in a conference matchup.

NYCFC is 2-4-1 in Eastern Conference games. Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau paces the third-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with eight. NYCFC has scored 19 goals.

The Crew are 2-2-2 in conference play. The Crew are seventh in the Eastern Conference with 47 shots on goal, averaging 4.3 per game.

Sunday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fernandez Mercau has scored eight goals for NYCFC. Axel Ojeda has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Wessam Abou Ali has scored five goals with one assist for the Crew. Maximilian Arfsten has three goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 14-11-5, averaging 5.4 goals, 17.4 shots on goal and 12.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

Crew: 14-8-8, averaging 4.2 goals, 12.9 shots on goal and 16.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Drew Baiera (injured), Tayvon Gray (injured), Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista (injured), Hannes Wolf (injured).

Crew: Mohamed Farsi (injured), Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Andre Filipe Tavares Gomes (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.