Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#8 Position #5
19 Points 22
15 Played 15
5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
25 Scored 25
21 Conceded 32
+4 GD -7
1.27 PPG 1.47
33% Win % 40%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
37% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' New York Red Bulls have won 418 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 13' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. John Tolkin gets a Yellow card.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' USA international James Sands has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Nealis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' GOAL! Omir Fernandez fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 44' GOAL! Omir Fernandez scores on 44.
  • 46' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santiago Rodriguez is hanging Talles Magno on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxi Moralez made 286 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Andres Reyes comes on to replace Thomas Edwards.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Sands on 62 minutes.
  • 64' New York Red Bulls manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wikelman Carmona is hanging Omir Fernandez on the field on 64 minute.
  • 68' New York City FC ring the changes. Gudmundur Thorarinsson has done his job and it is now time for Heber to step up.
  • 73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 0% of all matches.
  • 75' Valentin Castellanos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for New York Red Bulls. Kyle Duncan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York City FC 0-1 New York Red Bulls.

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
Omir Fernandez 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Andres Perea 3
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Heber 2
Daniel Royer 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
1.83 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or New York Red Bulls 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC42% Draw26% New York Red Bulls32%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
58%
New York City FC or New York Red Bulls
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC33% Draw42% New York Red Bulls25%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
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.