Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New York Red Bulls
1 – 1
Full Time
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.

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against New York City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Julian Hall, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' 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 Agustin Ojeda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Raul Gustavo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Maxi Moralez is withdrawn and Andres Perea gets his opportunity.
  • 44' Jorge Ruvalcaba adds to his 7 season tally! New York Red Bulls lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Hannes Wolf makes way for Malachi Jones at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Keaton Parks.
  • 52' What an equalizer from Andres Perea!
  • 57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 59' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Jonathan Shore on, Keaton Parks off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' New York City FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jorge Ruvalcaba on 67 minutes.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Gustav Berggren. He replaces Emil Forsberg on 69 minute.
  • 74' 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.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Nico Cavallo is booked for New York City FC — card on 77.
  • 82' Dylan Nealis is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 85' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Rafael Mosquera comes on to replace Jorge Ruvalcaba.
  • 86' Tim Parker catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 90' New York City FC make a change. Agustin Ojeda trudges off to be replaced by Arnau Farnos on 90 minutes.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

New York City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Maxi Moralez 4
Andres Perea 3
Omir Fernandez 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Kyle Duncan 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Julian Hall 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.13 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or New York City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls29% Draw28% New York City FC43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
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
57%
Draw or New York City FC
71%
New York Red Bulls or New York City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls20% Draw46% New York City FC34%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 22% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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