Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
New York City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' John Tolkin
James Sands 62' Y
Valentin Castellanos 75' Y
Y 85' Kyle Duncan

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

9
4
6
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC 2019-08-24 New York City FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
23 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
18 Sep FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
14 Sep FC Dallas H 3–3 D
11 Sep New England Revolution A 1–2 L
03 Sep Nashville SC A 1–3 L
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep New York City FC A 1–0 W
23 Sep New York City FC H 1–1 D
17 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 4–0 W
14 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
11 Sep D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
28 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 0–1 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)
37% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
16% Clean Sheets
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' The wait is over. New York City FC get us underway at Yankee Stadium.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Dru Yearwood, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Tolkin on 13.
  • 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' Talles Magno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' What a moment for Omir Fernandez! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 44' Omir Fernandez with the second goal in the match!
  • 46' Santiago Rodriguez gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Talles Magno and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' Andres Reyes is replacing Thomas Edwards for the New York Red Bulls side.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. James Sands is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 62.
  • 64' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Omir Fernandez exits the field as Wikelman Carmona enters on 64.
  • 68' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Heber is hanging Gudmundur Thorarinsson on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' New York Red Bulls receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 90' The 24-year-old John Tolkin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for New York City FC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Maxi Moralez 4
Andres Perea 3
Omir Fernandez 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Kyle Duncan 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2

Head to Head

2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC 2019-08-24 New York City FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls

New York City FC Form

2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC W 2021-09-14 New York City FC 3–3 FC Dallas D 2021-09-11 New England Revolution 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC L

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-09-17 Internacional CF Miami 0–4 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-09-11 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2021-08-28 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.93 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or New York Red Bulls 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC44% Draw26% New York Red Bulls30%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
56%
New York City FC or New York Red Bulls
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC35% Draw41% New York Red Bulls24%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
15% ✗

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