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New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Wed 11 Apr 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Logan Brown

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

3
1
1
New York City FC 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Real Salt Lake H 4–0 W
01 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
24 Mar New England Revolution A 2–2 D
17 Mar Orlando City SC H 2–0 W
11 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
05 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr New York City FC A 0–4 L
08 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
31 Mar Toronto FC A 1–3 L
18 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
10 Mar Los Angeles FC H 1–5 L
04 Mar FC Dallas A 1–1 D

Season Stats

New York City FC Real Salt Lake
#8 Position #27
33 Points 32
27 Played 27
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
41 Scored 40
36 Conceded 44
+5 GD -4
1.22 PPG 1.19
30% Win % 33%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ 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
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York City FC to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yangel Herrera made 293 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' United States international Luis Silva has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Jefferson Savarino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for New York City FC and Real Salt Lake (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Thiago 2
Maxi Moralez 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Jefferson Savarino 1
Nick Besler 1
Ebenezer Ofori 1
Alexander Ring 1

Head to Head

2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake

New York City FC Form

2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-04-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 New York City FC W 2018-03-24 New England Revolution 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-03-17 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2018-03-11 New York City FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 New York City FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-31 Toronto FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-03-18 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2018-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–5 Los Angeles FC L 2018-03-04 FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.63 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC72% Draw17% Real Salt Lake11%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
28%
New York City FC or Real Salt Lake
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC57% Draw35% Real Salt Lake8%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.2%
3 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.3%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
5 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3%
5 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 22% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 21% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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