New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 May New York City FC H 1–1 D 13 May Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W 09 May Chicago Fire FC A 3–1 W 02 May FC Dallas H 0–0 D 25 Apr FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L 22 Apr D.C. United SC H 4–4 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 May New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D 13 May Charlotte FC A 1–0 W 10 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W 03 May D.C. United SC H 0–2 L 25 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L 22 Apr FC Cincinnati H 4–4 D Season Stats
New York Red Bulls New York City FC #5 Position #8 22 Points 19 15 Played 15 6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6 25 Scored 25 32 Conceded 21 -7 GD +4 1.47 PPG 1.27 40% Win % 33% Key Stats
47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)37% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this seasonNew York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls0-155/116-301/131-453/546-603/561-751/276+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededNew York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York Red Bulls to score. At the same time, New York City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Raul Gustavo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nico Cavallo, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 24' The referee calls foul for Raul Gustavo. He receives a card.
- 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thiago Martins made 301 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 34' 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.
- 39' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andres Perea is hanging Maxi Moralez on the field on 39 minute.
- 44' New York Red Bulls is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jorge Ruvalcaba on 44.
- 46' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Hannes Wolf by Malachi Jones on 46 minute.
- 49' The referee shows New York City FC player a card on 49.
- 52' What a strike from Andres Perea! The score is 1-1.
- 57' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 59' Jonathan Shore is replacing Keaton Parks for the New York City FC side.
- 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 67' Jorge Ruvalcaba was booked on 67.
- 69' The whistle greets Emil Forsberg as he departs to be replaced by Gustav Berggren.
- 74' It’s high time Michael Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 77' Nico Cavallo was booked on 77.
- 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Dylan Nealis.
- 85' Rafael Mosquera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jorge Ruvalcaba on 85 minute.
- 86' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. Tim Parker gets a card.
- 90' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Agustin Ojeda is replaced by Arnau Farnos on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Emil Forsberg ↓ Gustav Berggren 69'
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Justin Che ↓ Tim Parker 69'
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- 15
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Bench
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26
Tim Parker ↑ 69'
- 77
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Gustav Berggren ↑ 69'
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Omar Valencia ↑ 69'
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- 39
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Rafael Mosquera ↑ 85'
Coach Michael BradleyNew York City FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Hannes Wolf ↓ Malachi Jones 46'
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Maxi Moralez ↓ Andres Perea 39'
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Keaton Parks ↓ Jonathan Shore 59'
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- 24
- 34
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Agustin Ojeda ↓ Arnau Farnos 90'
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Bench
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Andres Perea ↑ 39'
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Jonathan Shore ↑ 59'
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88
Malachi Jones ↑ 46'
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Seymour Reid ↑ 90'
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Arnau Farnos ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
New York Red Bulls Form
2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-02 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Dallas D 2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC DNew York City FC Form
2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-05-13 Charlotte FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.32 New York Red Bulls xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.83 New York City FC xGI would bet for: New York Red Bulls or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.15Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 38% 62% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw 56%Draw or New York City FC 70%New York Red Bulls or New York City FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: New York Red Bulls win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 2 9.1%0 – 2 7.1%0 – 1 7.1%2 – 1 6.6%2 – 2 6%0 – 0 5.9%1 – 3 5.6%1 – 0 4.9%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 3.7%Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push New York City FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 15% 73% -0.5 27% — 73% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 21% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet 17% ✓New York City FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.