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New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York Red Bulls
4 – 0
Full Time
New York City FC
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

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

7
4
9
New York Red Bulls 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-05 New York Red Bulls 4–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
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
New York City FC
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
#10 Position #8
33 Points 33
26 Played 27
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
34 Scored 41
48 Conceded 36
-14 GD +5
1.27 PPG 1.22
35% Win % 30%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: New York City FC gets underway.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexander Callens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 10' New York City FC have won 463 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Kemar Lawrence has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' USA international Tim Parker has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Ben Sweat has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesus Medina, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York Red Bulls players.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

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

2018-05-05 New York Red Bulls 4–0 New York City FC

New York Red Bulls Form

2018-05-05 New York Red Bulls 4–0 New York City FC W 2018-04-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 New York Red Bulls W 2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-04-14 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-03-31 Orlando City SC 4–3 New York Red Bulls L 2018-03-24 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Minnesota United FC W

New York City FC Form

2018-05-05 New York Red Bulls 4–0 New York City FC L 2018-04-29 New York City FC 3–1 FC Dallas W 2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC L 2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.32 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + New York Red Bulls to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls61% Draw21% New York City FC18%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
82%
Draw or New York City FC
39%
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls47% Draw39% New York City FC14%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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