New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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)
Match Details
- Referee Allen Chapman
- Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
- Referee Brian Dunn
- Referee Logan Brown
- Referee
8 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 7.4 goals/game
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | New York City FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Jul | FC Cincinnati | A | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Jul | Columbus Crew SC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 12 Jul | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Mar | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Mar | FC Cincinnati | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Aug | Portland Timbers | H | 1–3 | L |
| 27 Jul | Toronto FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 20 Jul | Internacional CF Miami | A | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Jul | Orlando City SC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 09 Jul | Philadelphia Union | H | 0–1 | L |
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)
H2H (19 games)
37%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
20%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 25' Gudmundur THorarinsson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 101 appearances.
- 30' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 40' 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.
- 45' New York Red Bulls have won 418 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 50' Jesus Medina is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
- 55' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
- 58' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kyle Duncan makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 59' Goal! Kyle Duncan scores his 9 goal in 283 matches.
- 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 69' Sean Johnson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 70' Valentin Castellanos makes way for Alexandru Mitrita at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
- 73' Alejandro Romero Gamarra gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Jared Stroud and will look to change the dynamic.
- 78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 79' Mandela Egbo gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Florian Valot and will look to change the dynamic.
- 82' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Ronald Matarrita is withdrawn and Gudmundur THorarinsson gets his opportunity.
- 87' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- New York City FC will have plenty to reflect on. New York Red Bulls were simply the better side today.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 90
-
77
Daniel Royer ↓ Tom Barlow 73'
- 33
- 26
- 27
- 18
- 6
-
22
Florian Valot ↓ Mandela Egbo 79'
- 23
-
8
Jared Stroud ↓ Kaku 73'
Bench
- 1
-
39
Mandela Egbo ↑ 79'
-
10
Kaku ↑ 73'
- 42
- 17
- 3
-
21
Omir Fernandez ↑ 79'
-
74
Tom Barlow ↑ 73'
- 7
Coach
Chris Armas
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 11
- 22
- 4
- 8
- 6
- 19
- 1
- 16
- 9
- 55
Bench
-
20
Gudmundur THorarinsson ↑ 82'
-
17
Gary Mackay-Steven ↑ 70'
- 25
- 15
-
28
Alexandru Mitrita ↑ 70'
- 13
- 80
- 24
- 26
Coach
Ronny Deila
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Valentin Castellanos | 5 |
| Maxi Moralez | 4 |
| Andres Perea | 3 |
| Omir Fernandez | 3 |
| Alonso Martinez | 3 |
| Daniel Royer | 2 |
| Kyle Duncan | 2 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2020-08-20
New York Red Bulls
1–0
New York City FC
W
2020-07-23
FC Cincinnati
2–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2020-07-17
Columbus Crew SC
2–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2020-07-12
Atlanta United FC
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
2020-03-07
Real Salt Lake
1–1
New York Red Bulls
D
2020-03-01
New York Red Bulls
3–2
FC Cincinnati
W
New York City FC Form
2020-08-20
New York Red Bulls
1–0
New York City FC
L
2020-08-02
New York City FC
1–3
Portland Timbers
L
2020-07-27
Toronto FC
1–3
New York City FC
W
2020-07-20
Internacional CF Miami
0–1
New York City FC
W
2020-07-15
New York City FC
1–3
Orlando City SC
L
2020-07-09
New York City FC
0–1
Philadelphia Union
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
66%
Draw or New York City FC
59%
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
3.1%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 18% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 20% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
22%
✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

