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New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Wed 22 Aug 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Brian Dunn

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
18 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
12 Aug Toronto FC A 3–2 W
05 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
29 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
27 Jul Orlando City SC A 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug New York City FC A 1–1 D
18 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
05 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
28 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–3 L
26 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

New York City FC New York Red Bulls
#8 Position #10
33 Points 33
27 Played 26
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11
41 Scored 34
36 Conceded 48
+5 GD -14
1.22 PPG 1.27
30% Win % 35%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York City FC and New York Red Bulls has kicked off!
  • 5' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Sebastien Ibeagha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' It’s high time Chris Armas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luis Robles, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The 36-year-old Connor Lade has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
  • 90' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.5 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or New York Red Bulls 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC41% Draw28% New York Red Bulls31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
59%
New York City FC or New York Red Bulls
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC30% Draw46% New York Red Bulls24%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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