New York City FC vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 5/10/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/9/2026

Game: New York City FC vs Columbus Crew

Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Apple TV

The Crew (3-5-19) are en route to Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY on Sunday where they will take on NYCFC (3-5-16). NYCFC is priced at +172 while the Crew are at -210. The over/under is set at 3. The starting goaltenders will be Matt Freese for New York City and Patrick Schulte for Columbus.

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The Pigeons rank 4th in expected goals with 18.4, and their expected goals against sit at 21.7. NYCFC has given up 18 goals while conceding 1.64 goals per 105, and opponents have a total of 54 SoT against them. Their goal differential is currently at 1 by way of 19 goals scored and 18 goals given up. They have a total of 1 clean sheet, giving them a percentage of 9.1% this season. New York City FC has a total of 39 saves and also hold a save percentage of 66.7% this season. New York City has a total of 16 yellow cards this year and 1 red card. This season, this team averages 1.09 points per match (12 points) and also rank 14th in European soccer with 11 assists.

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The Columbus Crew have totaled 15 goals and their expected goals this season is currently at 19.3. Their goals against per 106 is currently at 1.45 with 25 saves, and they have a total of 2 clean sheets. This season, Columbus has a save % of 60.0% (40 SoT against), and also rank 10th in European soccer with 12 points. Columbus ranks 11th in goals against with 16, and their goal differential sits at -1. Columbus has a clean sheet percentage of 18.2% this year and 17 yellow cards. The Crew average 1.1 points per match while totaling 11 assists.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for New York City will be Matt Freese. Freese has defended the goal for 8,670 minutes and has earned 312 stops so far in his career. The keeper from the United States has faced 424 shots tried at him in 98 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.33 (128 goals given up) and he has a save % of 73.6%. Freese (40-26-32 record in his career) has tallied 23 shutouts, which gives him a 23.9%% clean sheet percentage.

Patrick Schulte will be residing in front of the net for Columbus. So far in his career, Schulte has conceded 124 goals and has racked up 256 stops in 94 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.32 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 46-27-21. He has a save % of 68.8% and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.4%%. Schulte has totaled 22 clean sheets while defending 372 shots tried against him in 8,460 mins in his career.

Agustin Ojeda is a footballer who has a chance to score for New York City. Ojeda has had a starting assignment in 34 contests during his career and he scores 0.17 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Argentina has earned 6 goals in 3,134 minutes played. He has totaled 7 assists while tallying 19 points in his pro soccer career.

Columbus is being led onto the pitch by Diego Rossi, who is known to give defenses fits. He has collected 195 pts thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 29 times. The forward who is from Uruguay has accumulated 15,690 professional minutes while scoring 83 goals. He sports an average of 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 178 games so far in his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York City FC (-210)

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