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New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 5 May 2018 · 17:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Kevin Stott

Head-to-Head

7
4
9
New York Red Bulls 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals New York City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May New York City FC H 4–0 W
29 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
21 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 1–2 L
14 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 3–1 W
31 Mar Orlando City SC A 3–4 L
24 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May New York Red Bulls A 0–4 L
29 Apr FC Dallas H 3–1 W
22 Apr Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
15 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Real Salt Lake H 4–0 W
01 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls New York City FC
#11 Position #10
42 Points 42
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 12
48 Scored 49
62 Conceded 45
-14 GD +4
1.24 PPG 1.24
35% Win % 29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 13 G 3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 8 G 1 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . New York Red Bulls are looking to make home advantage count against New York City FC.
  • 5' Alexander Ring has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 25' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tim Parker, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Florian Valot has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' The 42-year-old Luis Robles has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York Red Bulls players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.36 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + New York Red Bulls to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls62% Draw21% New York City FC17%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
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 Red Bulls or Draw
83%
Draw or New York City FC
38%
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls48% Draw38% New York City FC14%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 22% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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