Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

9
4
7
New York City FC 20 games · Avg 2.4 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 #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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 13' A moment of madness from John Tolkin on 13 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
  • 18' Nicolas Acevedo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 294 appearances.
  • 23' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' 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 .
  • 38' Malte Amundsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • 43' What a moment for Omir Fernandez! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 44' The deadlock is broken! Omir Fernandez gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
  • 46' New York City FC ring the changes. Talles Magno has done his job and it is now time for Santiago Rodriguez to step up.
  • 51' The 31-year-old Tom Barlow has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Thomas Edwards is withdrawn and Andres Reyes gets his opportunity.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Sands on 62 minutes.
  • 64' Omir Fernandez makes way for Wikelman Carmona at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
  • 68' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Heber comes on to replace Gudmundur Thorarinsson.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' Valentin Castellanos was booked on 75.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Talles Magno, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 10 goals in the last 9 games.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Kyle Duncan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 0-1 the final result. New York City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Julian Hall 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Heber 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
1.59 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or New York Red Bulls 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
59%
New York City FC or New York Red Bulls
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC31% Draw45% New York Red Bulls24%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+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
27% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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