New York City FC vs Internacional CF Miami, MLS 2022 PLAYOFFS

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MLS · 2022

New York City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Internacional CF Miami

Mon 17 Oct 2022 · 23:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 58' Ariel Lassiter

Y 66' Damion Lowe

Nicolas Acevedo 78' Y

Y 90' Pozuelo

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Internacional CF Miami — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Internacional CF Miami 18 games · 38 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 14 games · Avg 3.0 goals Internacional CF Miami

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-17 New York City FC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami 2022-08-14 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 New York City FC 2022-07-23 New York City FC 2–0 Internacional CF Miami 2021-10-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–3 New York City FC 2021-08-15 New York City FC 2–0 Internacional CF Miami

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	3–0	W
09 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W
02 Oct	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W
17 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–0	W
10 Sep	Charlotte FC	A	0–1	L
08 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D

Internacional CF Miami

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–3	L
09 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–3	L
06 Oct	Orlando City SC	H	4–1	W
30 Sep	Toronto FC	A	1–0	W
18 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	3–2	W
14 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

New York City FC		Internacional CF Miami
#5	Position	#2
26	Points	38
18	Played	18
7 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	11 / 5 / 2
31	Scored	45
24	Conceded	32
+7	GD	+13
1.44	PPG	2.11
39%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/3

31-45

10/1

46-60

3/5

61-75

2/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Internacional CF Miami

Lionel Messi	12 G	7 A
Luis Suarez	8 G	1 A
German Berterame	7 G	4 A
Rodrigo de Paul	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. New York City FC host Internacional CF Miami — let the battle begin!
5' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Internacional CF Miami come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gonzalo Higuain made 515 appearances and scored 59 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Internacional CF Miami are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Internacional CF Miami winning 100% of all matches.
58' The referee shows Internacional CF Miami player a Yellow card on 58.
58' Internacional CF Miami make a change. Ariel Lassiter trudges off to be replaced by Indiana Vassilev on 58 minutes.
63' What a strike from Gabriel Pereira! The score is 1-0.
66' Damion Lowe is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
69' Magnificent from Maxi Moralez! That is 39 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
72' Time for substitution for Internacional CF Miami. Aime Mabika is replaced by Ryan Sailor.
73' The crowd applauds Damion Lowe as he leaves the pitch. Kieran Gibbs steps in for Internacional CF Miami.
78' Nicolas Acevedo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
78' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keaton Parks is hanging Gabriel Pereira on the field on 78 minute.
83' Alexander Callens has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 18 appearances.
86' A change in the Internacional CF Miami ranks — Robert Taylor exits the field as Bryce Duke enters on 86.
88' Maxi Moralez makes way for Thiago at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
90' A moment of madness from Pozuelo on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Internacional CF Miami will be frustrated.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Internacional CF Miami Lineups

Starting XI

2
DeAndre Yedlin
10
Gonzalo Higuain
7
Jean Mota
8
Pozuelo
11
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Indiana Vassilev 58'
16
Robert Taylor ↓ Bryce Duke 86'
27
Drake Callender
26
Gregore
12
Aime Mabika ↓ Ryan Sailor 72'
4
Christopher McVey
31
Damion Lowe ↓ Kieran Gibbs 73'

Bench

3
Kieran Gibbs ↑ 73'
21
Nick Marsman
33
Joevin Jones
13
Victor Ulloa
20
Brek Shea
17
Indiana Vassilev ↑ 58'
22
Bryce Duke ↑ 86'
45
Ryan Sailor ↑ 72'
18
Harvey Neville

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Valentin Castellanos	6
Talles Magno	3
Maxi Moralez	3
Heber	2
Tomas Aviles	2
Lionel Messi	2
Pozuelo	2
Alexandru Mitrita	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2022-10-17 New York City FC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-10-09 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New York City FC W 2022-10-02 New York City FC 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2022-09-17 New York City FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2022-09-10 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2022-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Internacional CF Miami Form

2022-10-17 New York City FC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami L 2022-10-09 Internacional CF Miami 1–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-10-06 Internacional CF Miami 4–1 Orlando City SC W 2022-09-30 Toronto FC 0–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-09-18 D.C. United SC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-09-14 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.23 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Internacional CF Miami xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC56% Draw22% Internacional CF Miami22%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Internacional CF Miami

44%

New York City FC or Internacional CF Miami

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC41% Draw39% Internacional CF Miami20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Internacional CF Miami covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.