Yangel Herrera and Cedric Hountondji are the only two definitively absent players from this weekend’s match against Columbus. Herrera is out for the year while recovering from knee surgery, while Cedric is still nursing a hamstring injury that occured during the US Open Cup in early June.
Jo Inge Berget has been upgraded to questionable as Isi Tajouri-Shradi and David Villa also face a possibility of returning on Saturday.
The remainder of Domenec Torrent’s squad remains healthy as the team plays their third match in seven days.
INJURY REPORT
NYCFC:
OUT: M - Yangel Herrera (Ankle)
OUT: D - Cedric Hountondji (Hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE: F - Jo Inge Berget (Quad)
QUESTIONABLE: F - Isi Tajouri-Shradi (Hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE: F - David Villa (Knee)
COLUMBUS CREW SC:
OUT: M - Mohammed Abu (Thigh)
OUT: F - Adam Jahn (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE: D - Jonathan Mensah (Concussion)
KEY STATS
•The all-time series (inc. postseason) is dead even between NYCFC and Columbus, with each
team winning three, losing three and drawing three.
•New York City FC has won four of their last six MLS matches (1L-1D), keeping three clean
sheets and allowing multiple goals just once. They had four clean sheets in their first 13
league games this year.
•Since winning their season opener 2-0 in Toronto, Columbus has scored just one road goal
in league play (1W-4L-3D).
•The Cityzens outshot Montreal by 20 in their 3-0 victory on Wednesday, tied for the largest
shot differential in a MLS game in the club’s history (inc. playoffs).
•Since the start of last season, only one keeper has kept more clean sheets than Zack Steffen
(16).
•NYCFC are second in MLS with 28.7 touches in the opposition box per game this season.
•Milton Valenzuela (16) and Harrison Afful (11) are first and tied for third, respectively, in
successful crosses from open play amongst defenders this season.
•Ben Sweat had five key passes Wednesday against Montreal, one of just three times an MLS
defender has had five key passes in a single game this year. Harrison Afful also accomplished
the feat for the Crew against the LA Galaxy last week.
•Columbus has scored 42% of their goals this year from set plays (10 of 24), the highest
percentage in the league.
•Current NYCFC players have combined for 11 goals against the Crew (inc. playoffs), nine of
which have come from David Villa.
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