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New York Red Bulls vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York Red Bulls
3 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sat 14 Jul 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Matthew Franz

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

3
2
1
New York Red Bulls 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–2 W
08 Jul New York City FC A 0–1 L
01 Jul Toronto FC A 1–0 W
23 Jun FC Dallas H 3–0 W
14 Jun Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
09 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul New York Red Bulls A 2–3 L
08 Jul Toronto FC H 2–2 D
05 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–4 L
30 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
24 Jun Houston Dynamo H 3–2 W
10 Jun Portland Timbers A 0–0 D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Sporting Kansas City
#10 Position #30
33 Points 21
26 Played 26
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
34 Scored 31
48 Conceded 63
-14 GD -32
1.27 PPG 0.81
35% Win % 23%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 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
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sporting Kansas City kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Roger Espinoza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 10' 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 Bradley Wright-Phillips suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kharlton Belmar made 289 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Kaku has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Tyler Adams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jorge Ruvalcaba scoring 2 goals.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 290 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Emiliano Amor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johnny Russell 2
Marc Rzatkowski 2
Jorge Ruvalcaba 2
Marc Rzatkowski 2
Gianluca Busio 1
Daniel Royer 1
Brian White 1
Daniel Salloi 1

Head to Head

2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City

New York Red Bulls Form

2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-07-08 New York City FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2018-07-01 Toronto FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2018-06-23 New York Red Bulls 3–0 FC Dallas W 2018-06-14 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-06-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-07-08 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Toronto FC D 2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-06-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2018-06-10 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.58 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls61% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City19%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
80%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
39%
New York Red Bulls or Sporting Kansas City
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls46% Draw36% Sporting Kansas City18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 0
4.4%
4 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 20% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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