New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .
- New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Baldomero Toledo
- Referee Gianni Facchini
- Referee Peter Manikowski
- Referee Geoff Gamble
5 games this season
🟨 2.0/game
⚽ 8.6 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jul | New York Red Bulls | H | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Jul | Chicago Fire FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 24 Jun | Toronto FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 09 Jun | Atlanta United FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Jun | Orlando City SC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 26 May | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jul | New York City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Jul | Toronto FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Jun | FC Dallas | H | 3–0 | W |
| 14 Jun | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 09 Jun | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Jun | New England Revolution | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| New York City FC | New York Red Bulls | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #8 |
| 26 | Points | 25 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 5 / 6 | W / D / L | 7 / 4 / 7 |
| 31 | Scored | 29 |
| 24 | Conceded | 39 |
| +7 | GD | -10 |
| 1.44 | PPG | 1.39 |
| 39% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
47%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
37%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
16%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ 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 |
New York Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 9 G | 2 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 7 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: New York City FC gets underway.
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' Alexander Ring has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 30' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 45' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 50' Jon Lewis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
- 55' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 60' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 75' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 80' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 85' Derrick Etienne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 90' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
- It finishes all square. New York City FC and New York Red Bulls share the spoils 1-0.
Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
23
Rodney Wallace ↓ Jon Lewis 76'
- 12
- 3
- 29
- 10
- 4
- 8
- 6
- 19
- 2
- 1
Bench
-
22
Ronald Matarrita ↑ 58'
- 41
- 15
-
33
Sebastien Ibeagha ↑ 89'
- 14
- 13
-
17
Jon Lewis ↑ 76'
Coach
Domenec Torrent
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 99
- 77
- 33
- 31
- 26
-
27
Sean Davis ↓ Derrick Etienne 88'
- 92
- 4
- 5
- 19
Bench
- 90
- 29
- 62
- 78
- 18
-
7
Derrick Etienne ↑ 88'
- 41
Coach
Chris Armas
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Valentin Castellanos | 5 |
| Maxi Moralez | 4 |
| Omir Fernandez | 3 |
| Alonso Martinez | 3 |
| Andres Perea | 3 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 |
| Heber | 2 |
| Daniel Royer | 2 |
Head to Head
New York City FC Form
New York Red Bulls Form
2018-07-08
New York City FC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2018-07-01
Toronto FC
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-06-23
New York Red Bulls
3–0
FC Dallas
W
2018-06-14
New York Red Bulls
2–1
Seattle Sounders FC
W
2018-06-09
Columbus Crew SC
1–1
New York Red Bulls
D
2018-06-02
New England Revolution
2–1
New York Red Bulls
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.83
New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22
New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
50%
New York City FC or New York Red Bulls
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.4%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.5%
Asian Handicap — New York City FC
| Handicap | New York City FC covers | Push | New York Red Bulls covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 16% | 71% |
| -1.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -1 | 29% | 22% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 14% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.