New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

New York Red Bulls

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New York City FC

Sat 16 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Jorge Ruvalcaba 44' 1–0

1–1 52' Andres Perea

Y 24' Raul Gustavo

Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 24' Y

Y 49' Keaton Parks

Jorge Ruvalcaba 67' Y

Y 77' Nico Cavallo

Dylan Nealis 82' Y

Tim Parker 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

New York Red Bulls 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC 2025-09-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New York City FC 2025-05-17 New York City FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2024-09-28 New York Red Bulls 1–5 New York City FC 2024-05-18 New York City FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
13 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
09 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
02 May	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	4–4	D

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
13 May	Charlotte FC	A	1–0	W
10 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–0	W
03 May	D.C. United SC	H	0–2	L
25 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–1	L
22 Apr	FC Cincinnati	H	4–4	D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls		New York City FC
#11	Position	#10
42	Points	42
34	Played	34
12 / 6 / 16	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
48	Scored	49
62	Conceded	45
-14	GD	+4
1.24	PPG	1.24
35%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

7/7

16-30

4/3

31-45

8/7

46-60

7/10

61-75

4/6

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	13 G	3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	8 G	1 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York Red Bulls launch into their encounter with New York City FC.
5' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
24' Raul Gustavo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 24.
29' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Malachi Jones made 302 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' The crowd applauds Maxi Moralez as he leaves the pitch. Andres Perea steps in for New York City FC.
44' GOAL! Jorge Ruvalcaba scores on 44. Assisted by Cade Cowell
46' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Hannes Wolf is replaced by Malachi Jones.
49' Poor challenge from Keaton Parks. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
52' Against the run of play, Andres Perea has scored! This game has turned on its head.
57' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jorge Ruvalcaba scoring 1 goals.
59' New York City FC make a change. Keaton Parks trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Shore on 59 minutes.
64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seymour Reid, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
67' Jorge Ruvalcaba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 67.
69' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg is replaced by Gustav Berggren.
74' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 50% of all matches.
77' That looks like a foul for a card for Nico Cavallo.
82' The referee calls foul for Dylan Nealis. He receives a card.
85' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Jorge Ruvalcaba exits the field as Rafael Mosquera enters on 85.
86' It’s gonna be a card for Tim Parker.
90' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Agustin Ojeda departs to be replaced by Arnau Farnos.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

34
Ethan Horvath
10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Gustav Berggren 69'
7
Cade Cowell
12
Dylan Nealis
3
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
2
Justin Che ↓ Tim Parker 69'
48
Ronald Donkor
16
Julian Hall
11
Jorge Ruvalcaba ↓ Rafael Mosquera 85'
15
Adri Mehmeti
56
Matthew Dos Santos ↓ Omar Valencia 69'

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

New York City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

17
Hannes Wolf ↓ Malachi Jones 46'
13
Thiago Martins
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Andres Perea 39'
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Jonathan Shore 59'
49
Matt Freese
5
Kai Trewin
24
Tayvon Gray
34
Raul Gustavo
26
Agustin Ojeda ↓ Arnau Farnos 90'
7
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau ↓ Seymour Reid 90'
2
Nico Cavallo

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

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

2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-02 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Dallas D 2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC D

New York City FC Form

2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-05-13 Charlotte FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.17 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.58 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or New York City FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls30% Draw28% New York City FC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

58%

Draw or New York City FC

70%

New York Red Bulls or New York City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls21% Draw46% New York City FC33%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

0 – 0

8.4%

0 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	22%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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