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New York Red Bulls vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Thu 14 Jun 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

Head-to-Head

1
2
New York Red Bulls 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
09 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
02 Jun New England Revolution A 1–2 L
26 May Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
20 May Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W
13 May Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
10 Jun D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
03 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
26 May Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L
13 May Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
09 May Toronto FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Seattle Sounders FC
#5 Position #21
22 Points 24
15 Played 13
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3
25 Scored 17
32 Conceded 11
-7 GD +6
1.47 PPG 1.85
40% Win % 54%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/
61-75
/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between New York Red Bulls and Seattle Sounders FC is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Tim Parker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Daniel Royer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 40 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 35' Will Bruin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 40' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 50' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chad Marshall is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Tyler Adams has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Bradley Wright-Phillips has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 283 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Seattle Sounders FC 73%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
71%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
56%
New York Red Bulls or Seattle Sounders FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls28% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC24%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% 62%
+0.5 68% 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
30%
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27%

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