New York City FC (11-9-6, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (13-4-7, third in the Eastern Conference)
Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Columbus -143, NYCFC +339, Draw +300; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista leads New York City FC into a matchup with the Columbus Crew after a two-goal outing against the Chicago Fire.
The Crew are 10-4-3 in conference games. The Crew lead the MLS allowing just 22 goals.
NYCFC is 10-3-6 against conference opponents. NYCFC is seventh in the Eastern Conference with 38 goals led by Martinez Batista with 10.
The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season. The Crew won the last meeting 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cucho Hernandez has scored 13 goals and added five assists for the Crew. Diego Rossi has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Martinez Batista has scored 10 goals with three assists for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has two goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 7-2-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 6.4 shots on goal and 6.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
NYCFC: 2-4-4, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: None listed.
NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Andres Perea (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
