New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC — MLS .
- New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
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 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #5 |
| 25 | Points | 26 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 4 / 7 | W / D / L | 7 / 5 / 6 |
| 29 | Scored | 31 |
| 39 | Conceded | 24 |
| -10 | GD | +7 |
| 1.39 | PPG | 1.44 |
| 39% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
47%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
37%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
16%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
17%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 9 G | 2 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 7 G |
New York City FC
| Nicolas Fernandez Marcau | 11 G | 3 A |
| Hannes Wolf | 5 G | 1 A |
| Agustin Ojeda | 4 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against New York City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Anton Tinnerholm, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' 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.
- 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aaron Long is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' Sean Johnson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 40' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 45' The 33-year-old Tim Parker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 60' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel Royer suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' Alexander Callens has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 18 appearances.
- 85' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
- 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for New York Red Bulls and New York City FC (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 62
- 10
- 99
-
77
Daniel Royer ↓ Derrick Etienne 65'
- 33
- 31
- 26
- 27
- 92
- 4
- 22
Bench
- 29
- 18
-
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 72'
-
7
Derrick Etienne ↑ 65'
-
88
Vincent Bezecourt ↑ 78'
- 17
- 47
Coach
Jesse Marsch
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 3
- 10
- 4
- 8
- 6
- 19
- 2
-
7
David Villa C ↓ Rodney Wallace 66'
- 1
- 30
Bench
-
23
Rodney Wallace ↑ 66'
-
12
Ebenezer Ofori ↑ 46'
- 41
- 15
-
33
Sebastien Ibeagha ↑ 46'
- 14
- 13
Coach
Patrick Vieira
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Valentin Castellanos | 5 |
| Maxi Moralez | 4 |
| Omir Fernandez | 3 |
| Alonso Martinez | 3 |
| Andres Perea | 3 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 |
| Heber | 2 |
| Daniel Royer | 2 |
Head to Head
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
2.47
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
80%
Draw or New York City FC
41%
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
3.3%
4 – 0
Actual
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -2 | 22% | 18% | 60% |
| -1.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| -1 | 40% | 20% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 11% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 5% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
26%
✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

