Keys to the Match: Home
June 14, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York City FC News Release
New York City Football Club are back on home soil on Saturday afternoon, welcoming Columbus Crew.
The Boys in Blue return to action in a 3:30pm ET kick-off in Yankee Stadium, looking to continue our impressive home form.
Here are the Keys to the Match, presented by Ford...
Home
NYCFC have tallied all of their MLS wins this season at home.
The special atmosphere created at Yankee Stadium has been a tremendous motivation to the group as the family comes together.
That will be needed on Saturday when they welcome Columbus Crew. If the Boys in Blue can reproduce the kind of performance they managed at home earlier in the season it could be a transformative moment for the Club's season.
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Shutout Streak
It is often said that a strong defence wins championships.
Developing an ability to keep clean sheets can often provide the foundation to success. NYCFC have managed back-to-back clean sheets for the first time this season. The fact those results were acquired against a strong New England Revolution side, and on the road at Real Salt Lake should provide further encouragement.
In simple terms, if NYCFC can continue their streak this weekend they'll claim more precious points in their pursuit of a higher position up the league.
Star Man
NYCFC are blessed with several fantastic attacking midfielders in their ranks, but they will also need to be mindful of the Crew's chief orchestrator.
The Armenian international typically operates as part of a front three alongside Cucho Hernandez and Christian Ramirez. Tasked with creating goals as well as scoring them, he produced a memorable strike against Chicago Fire this past weekend - beating the Fire goalkeeper from the halfway line to win the game.
The Boys in Blue will need to limit Zelarayan's involvement if they want to increase their chances of taking all three points on Saturday.
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