New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | New York City FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 May | Philadelphia Union | H | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Apr | Chicago Fire FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Apr | Montreal Impact FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Apr | Houston Dynamo | H | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Apr | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–1 | L |
| 06 May | Charlotte FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 29 Apr | Toronto FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Apr | FC Dallas | H | 3–1 | W |
| 15 Apr | Nashville SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Apr | Atlanta United FC | H | 1–1 | D |
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' 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!
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' USA international Andres Jasson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 15' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 20' Andres Reyes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
- 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 286 games and scored 422 goals.
- 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cory Burke is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
- 37' A moment of madness from Keaton Parks on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
- 42' 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.
- 47' Omir Fernandez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
- 52' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 57' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 62' Maxime Chanot has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 63' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Cameron Harper has done his job and it is now time for Peter Stroud to step up.
- 67' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. Andres Reyes gets a Yellow card.
- 68' Cory Burke is replacing Tom Barlow for the New York Red Bulls side.
- 72' That is a Yellow card for New York Red Bulls. Sean Nealis will be fuming at that decision.
- 76' Omir Fernandez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 81' John Tolkin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
- 86' New York Red Bulls manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hassan Ndam is hanging Omir Fernandez on the field on 86 minute.
- 89' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. Christian Casseres Jr. gets a Yellow card.
- 89' Andres Jasson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richard Ledezma on 89 minute.
- With this win, New York Red Bulls is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
16
Dru Yearwood ↓ Wikelman Carmona 63'
- 23
- 1
-
21
Omir Fernandez ↓ Hassan Ndam 86'
- 15
-
74
Tom Barlow ↓ Cory Burke 68'
- 12
- 47
- 4
-
17
Cameron Harper ↓ Peter Stroud 63'
- 75
Bench
-
98
Hassan Ndam ↑ 86'
-
7
Cory Burke ↑ 68'
-
19
Wikelman Carmona ↑ 63'
- 11
- 30
-
5
Peter Stroud ↑ 63'
- 2
- 48
New York City FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 13
- 4
- 6
- 55
- 1
- 43
- 24
- 11
- 10
-
20
Richard Ledezma ↓ Andres Jasson 89'
- 22
Bench
- 17
- 3
- 49
- 80
-
21
Andres Jasson ↑ 89'
- 93
- 34
- 35
- 19
Coach
Nick Cushing
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Valentin Castellanos | 5 |
| Maxi Moralez | 4 |
| Andres Perea | 3 |
| Omir Fernandez | 3 |
| Alonso Martinez | 3 |
| Kyle Duncan | 2 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2023-05-13
New York Red Bulls
1–0
New York City FC
W
2023-05-06
New York Red Bulls
0–1
Philadelphia Union
L
2023-04-30
Chicago Fire FC
1–1
New York Red Bulls
D
2023-04-22
Montreal Impact FC
2–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2023-04-15
New York Red Bulls
1–1
Houston Dynamo
D
2023-04-08
New York Red Bulls
1–1
San Jose Earthquakes
D
New York City FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
65%
Draw or New York City FC
62%
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 9% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 18% | 68% |
| -0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +1 | 60% | 20% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 12% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
24%
✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

