The Crew defeated the Red Bulls 3-0 on March 16 at Lower.com Field, but it was followed by a seven game winless streak for Columbus in MLS regular-season play. The Red Bulls would go unbeaten for over a month after dropping the Crew game, until they lost 6-2 to Inter Miami.

With a victory over New York Red Bulls, Columbus Crew will face them in MLS Cup playoffs first round, a best of three series.