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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
#8 Position #24
25 Points 24
18 Played 17
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
29 Scored 20
39 Conceded 22
-10 GD -2
1.39 PPG 1.41
39% Win % 41%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York Red Bulls is hosting Seattle Sounders FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Spain international Victor Rodriguez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Florian Valot is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Seattle Sounders FC have won 453 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Tim Parker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • It finishes all square. New York Red Bulls and Seattle Sounders FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls50% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC24%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
75%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
50%
New York Red Bulls or Seattle Sounders FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls33% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC21%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% 54%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
32%
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
21%

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