On the 20th of March, New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew will play a match in Harrison in a clash of these two evenly matched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. 3rd placed New York Red Bulls is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Minnesota United. Luis Amarilla struck first for Minnesota United in the 51st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed New York Red Bulls couldn’t manage to score, and Minnesota United took the shutout win. New York Red Bulls is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Columbus Crew recorded a 2-1 win against Toronto. Jesús Jiménez scored the first goal for Toronto in the 14th minute, then Lucas Zelarayán tied it up for Columbus Crew in the 56th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 65th minute on a goal by Derrick Etienne. Columbus Crew is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season New York Red Bulls won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Lucas Zelarayán has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored seven goals for Columbus Crew. Lewis Morgan has been the most effective weapon for New York Red Bulls lately. The Scotish attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.