Rossi leads the Columbus Crew against New York City FC

By Canadian Press on September 16, 2025.

Columbus Crew (13-6-10, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (14-9-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

The Bronx, New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC +116, Columbus +201, Draw +265; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Diego Rossi leads the Columbus Crew into a matchup with New York City FC fresh off of a three-goal performance against Atlanta United.

NYCFC is 12-6-3 in conference matchups. Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista paces the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with 15. NYCFC has scored 41 goals.

The Crew are 10-5-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Crew rank sixth in the Eastern Conference with 48 goals led by Rossi with 16.

Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season. The last meeting ended tied 0-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martinez Batista has 15 goals and two assists for NYCFC. Andres Perea has two goals over the past 10 games.

Rossi has 16 goals and three assists for the Crew. Daniel Gazdag has two goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 6-3-1, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

Crew: 4-3-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: None listed.

Crew: None listed.

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

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