New York Red Bulls host the Columbus Crew in conference matchup

Columbus Crew (3-6-3, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Red Bulls (4-5-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Harrison, New Jersey; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Columbus +128, New York +170, Draw +279; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Crew take on the New York Red Bulls in Eastern Conference action.

The Red Bulls are 4-4-3 in Eastern Conference play. The Red Bulls lead the Eastern Conference with 76 corner kicks drawn, averaging 6.3 per game.

The Crew are 2-3-2 in Eastern Conference games. The Crew are 13-4-4 when they score a pair of goals.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julian Hall has scored six goals and added one assist for the Red Bulls. Ronald Donkor has one goal and four assists over the last 10 games.

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

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Bulls: 11-12-7, averaging 4.8 goals, 14.4 shots on goal and 18.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 8.1 goals per game.

Crew: 13-11-6, averaging 3.6 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 17.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Red Bulls: AJ Marcucci (injured), Justin Che (injured).

Crew: Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Jamal Thiare (injured).

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