Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
New York Red Bulls
1 – 0
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 17 Oct 2021 · 17:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Sean Nealis 16' Y
Sean Davis 21' Y
Y 34' Maxime Chanot
Y 82' Malte Amundsen
Y 83' Malte Amundsen

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

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
2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC 2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct New York City FC H 1–0 W
09 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
02 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
29 Sep Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D
26 Sep New York City FC A 1–0 W
23 Sep New York City FC H 1–1 D
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
03 Oct Nashville SC H 0–0 D
30 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–2 L
26 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
23 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
18 Sep FC Cincinnati 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' 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!
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christian Casseres Jr. makes it 1-0.
  • 8' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 13' USA international Omir Fernandez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' Controversy at the stadium! Sean Nealis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 21' Sean Davis was booked on 21.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' Maxime Chanot is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' 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 Malte Amundsen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Jesus Medina departs to be replaced by Thiago.
  • 51' 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 .
  • 56' Wikelman Carmona gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Omir Fernandez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Omir Fernandez is withdrawn and Wikelman Carmona gets his opportunity.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 294 games and scored 463 goals.
  • 64' New York Red Bulls make a change. Fabio trudges off to be replaced by Patryk Klimala on 64 minutes.
  • 68' Andres Jasson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tayvon Gray at the 68 minute mark.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Gudmundur Thorarinsson as he leaves the pitch. Malte Amundsen steps in for New York City FC.
  • 74' Keaton Parks has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Malte Amundsen is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Malte Amundsen is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' Youba Diarra is replacing Dru Yearwood for the New York Red Bulls side.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. New York Red Bulls take all three points.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC 2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC W 2021-10-09 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-10-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-29 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D

New York City FC Form

2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or New York City FC 73% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls44% Draw27% New York City FC29%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
71%
Draw or New York City FC
56%
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls25% Draw49% New York City FC26%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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