Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls – Lineups & Match Details

New York Red Bulls beat Columbus Crew 1-0. Goals: R. Donkor (89'). Columbus Crew had 59% possession against New York Red Bulls's 41%. Shots on target: 4-5.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 25

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls

Referee: R. Touchan

Lineups

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3-4-3
P. Schulte28P. SchulteG
S. Moreira31S. MoreiraD
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiD
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenD
L. Giaccone26L. GiacconeM
T. Karumanchi50T. KarumanchiM
André Gomes20André GomesM
B. Lennon11B. LennonM
Brais Méndez10Brais MéndezF
G. Tapia33G. TapiaF
S. Rodríguez8S. RodríguezF

Substitutes

3E. BaillyD
24E. BushG
7D. ChambostM
16T. HabrouneM
1N. HagenG
77Josef MartínezF
12Cesar RuvalcabaD
14A. SejdićM
19J. ThiaréF
New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls4-3-3
E. Horvath34E. HorvathG
D. Nealis12D. NealisD
T. Parker26T. ParkerD
J. Bazán14J. BazánD
M. Dos Santos56M. Dos SantosD
R. Donkor48R. DonkorM
A. Mehmeti15A. MehmetiM
M. Sofo37M. SofoM
C. Harper17C. HarperF
J. Hall16J. HallF
J. Ruvalcaba11J. RuvalcabaF

Substitutes

92D. NelichF
59D. PadelfordD
8D. RuízM
6R. VoloderD
10E. ForsbergM
7C. CowellF
13E. Choupo-MotingF
77J. McCarthyG
60S. KoneM

Match Events

66'S

M. Dos Santos

Substitution 1

66'S

J. Ruvalcaba

Substitution 2

69'Y

R. Donkor

70'Y

S. Rodríguez

71'S

G. Tapia

Substitution 1

73'Y

M. Sofo

75'S

S. Rodríguez

Substitution 2

80'S

A. Mehmeti

Substitution 3

80'S

J. Hall

Substitution 4

83'S

André Gomes

Substitution 3

83'S

L. Giaccone

Substitution 4

89'G

R. Donkor

Assist: C. Harper

90'S

C. Harper

Substitution 5

90'+2Y

S. Moreira

Statistics

Columbus Crew
59%41%
New York Red Bulls
0Expected Goals (xG)0
12Total Shots15
4Shots on Target5
7Corners3
12Fouls14
2Offsides3
0Pass Accuracy (%)0
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Columbus Crew host New York Red Bulls on Saturday, 12 September 2026. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Columbus Crew go into the match 12th in the table; New York Red Bulls sit 8th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Columbus Crew have taken 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. New York Red Bulls have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 May 2026: Columbus Crew 2-3 New York Red Bulls; 18 Oct 2025: Columbus Crew 3-1 New York Red Bulls; 30 Aug 2025: Columbus Crew 0-0 New York Red Bulls. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

New York Red Bulls beat Columbus Crew 1-0. New York Red Bulls replied with R. Donkor 89'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 89 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Columbus Crew held 59% of the ball against 41% for New York Red Bulls. Shots on target finished 4-5.

Verdict

New York Red Bulls take the three points; Columbus Crew look at a thin night for the home crowd. Columbus Crew sat 12th and New York Red Bulls 8th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.