New York City vs Columbus Crew tips and predictions

New York City skinny price offers nothing

With 23 MLS points, sixth placed New York City host fifth placed Columbus Crew. The visitors are just ahead of them with 24 points.

Columbus Crew are a massive price and this forecast is leaning towards them to put up some resistance.

No question, the hosts are widely expected to win in style but they aren't unbeatable. New York City are in some frustratingly patchy form. They've lost 7 of their last 20 games at home. A look at some of the visitors' results provides some clues for what to expect.

While most people think they'll need a miracle, the visitors might just do something special here. Columbus Crew have surprisingly got a win in 2 of their last 3 outings. Most of their good results have been secured by how clinical they can be in front of goal. They've scored two or more goals in 6 of their last 10 games and if they're to get anything from this game their strikers will play a massive role. They've been keeping things tidy at the back. Conceding an average of 0.8 goals across their latest 20 games has been impressive.

If New York City are to justify their short price they may come out eager to maintain a clean sheet. It might not be a popular opinion but the No BTTS bet could be good.

The history books show that Columbus Crew have won all of the last 3 games between these two teams.