Preview & Prediction : New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls
Getting ready for the MLS face-off between New York City FC and New York Red Bulls, the current stats highlight some interesting trends. With New York City FC, they’ve accumulated an average of 0.8 points in their recent 5 encompassing games at home and away, totalling 4 points. Scoring has been a bit of a struggle for the team, with just 4 goals in these 5 games and remaining goalless in 2 matches. Even so, they’ve managed to maintain a promising stint at home with no losses in the last 2 games. The last 7 games have consistently featured at least 2 goals, however, these matches have seen both teams scoring only twice.
The Red Bulls, on the other hand, seem to be having similar challenges. Only 3 points have been earned from their past 5 games, averaging a lesser 0.6 points per match. They’ve also netted only 3 goals in these fixtures. Like their counterparts, goal finding has been a hurdle, with 2 recent games ending goalless. This follows their season’s trend of not scoring in 37% of the matches. Out of the recent 5 matches, paired scoring has occurred in only 2 instances.
The ace for Red Bulls till now has been Sean Davis, who has had an impressive defensive season with 17 clean sheets. Counterbalancing, Sacha Klještan is proving key for New York City FC with 8 assists. Nonetheless, when comparing their recent historical matchups, out of 24 games New York Red Bulls took the lead with 13 wins while New York City FC won 8, leaving 3 matches as ties. In the last face-off, Red Bull defeated City FC with a score of 1-3.
Looking at the hosting advantages, the stats reveal Red Bulls to be lagging in their away games while City FC has a poor home performance. This season’s average points for City FC are 1.54 at home games, far surpassing Red Bulls’ away game average of 0.54.
Considering the current trends, past history, and player contributions, despite the struggles both teams may look for a strategy shift for this upcoming game slated for 16th September 2023.
Key Insights:
– New York City FC has picked up 4 points from their last 5 games which is an average of 0.8 points.
– The team has scored 4 times in the last 5 matches and only in 2 out of the 5 games BTTS has landed.
– New York City FC has not lost a game in their last 2 home matches.
– Over the last 7 games, there have consistently been 2 or more goals scored.
– However, the team has struggled with scoring in recent games and have failed to score in 2 of their last 5 matches.
– BTTS has landed in 17 out of 28 games this season for New York City FC.
– Turning our attention to the New York Red Bulls, they have picked up 3 points in their last 5 games, averaging 0.6 points per match.
– The team has only scored 3 times in the last 5 matches, struggling with their offensive performance.
– The Red Bulls have failed to score in 10 games this season, resulting in 37% of their matches ending without a goal on their part.
– Only 2 of their last 5 matches ended with both teams scoring and BTTS has landed in 13 out of 27 games to date for this season.
– In head-to-head confrontations over the last few seasons, New York City FC has won 8 matches while the Red Bulls have won 13, resulting in 3 draws.
– The average goals in these confrontations have been 2.71 while BTTS has occurred 42% of the time.
– Currently, New York City FC is struggling in home matches, while the Red Bulls have a poor away performance.
– This season, in home matches, New York City FC has averaged 1.54 Points Per Game, whereas the Red Bulls have managed just 0.54 Points Per Game in away matches.
– On individual performance, Sean Davis from the Red Bulls has had a strong defensive performance keeping 17 clean sheets while Sacha Klještan from New York City FC has had a great offensive season with 8 goals and 3 assists.
Match Forecast:
– There will be a clash of styles, with the New York City FC focusing on short passes and possession football, while the New York Red Bulls will aim to control the game in the opposition’s half with long balls and numerous shots.
– New York Red Bulls may dominate aerial duels due to their very strong ability.
– Both teams may struggle to convert their chances into goals, as both have shown weaknesses in finishing scoring chances.
– New York City FC may create scoring opportunities using through balls but may struggle to avoid offside.
– New York Red Bulls, possessing strong set-piece attacking abilities, may exploit New York City FC’s weakness of defending against long-shots with set-pieces.
– Both teams’ strong aspects lie in defending set pieces, so there might be a strong resistance to set piece plays from both ends.
– New York Red Bulls’ aggression might result in a higher number of fouls, and they also tend to rotate their first team, contributing to potential inconsistency.
– Red Bulls’ high propensity for individual errors could provide New York City FC with unforeseen opportunities.
– Given New York Red Bulls’ weakness in retaining possession, New York City FC’s style of playing in their own half could become a strategy to wear out the opposition and create chances.
– The likelihood of aggressive play from both teams, especially from the Red Bulls, may escalate the tension and physicality of the match.
Expect New York to dictate the direction of play within the opponent’s territory: High Probability, and there is a good chance that New York City FC will have control over the ball most of the time.
Match Facts:
Between New York City FC and New York Red Bulls, the most frequent match outcome is a 1-0 victory in favor of the Red Bulls, which has occurred six times. When hosting the Red Bulls, New York City FC secured victory in 6 out of the last 10 matches, with one draw and three losses. In their last 29 encounters, New York City FC triumphed nine times, whereas the New York Red Bulls dominated with 17 wins and three draws. The previous season saw New York City FC win both fixtures against the Red Bulls.
The Red Bulls are currently on a losing streak in the Major League Soccer, having lost their last three matches, four of which were away games. Reflection on scoring patterns reveals that New York City FC tends to score 25% of their goals between the 31st and 45th minutes, while the Red Bulls score 42% of their goals during the final quarter of the match (76th-90th minutes). Another streak observed is the Red Bulls’ five consecutive away losses.
In the current Major League Soccer season, there have been occasions where New York City FC failed to score at home and the Red Bulls failed to score away, in two and six matches respectively. The season’s away record for the Red Bulls stands at one win, four draws, and eight losses.
As for individual player performance, Richard Ledezma and John Tolkin have stood out as the top assist providers for their respective teams, both with four assists. In terms of matches’ first half, both teams secure wins with New York City FC winning 25% of the time and the Red Bulls 21%. The Red Bulls were the victors in their most recent confrontation, winning by a single goal.
When analyzing different leading scenarios, we find that New York City FC wins 80% of the time when leading at home, whereas the Red Bulls only manage a 20% winning rate when ahead away from home. Conversely, when trailing at home, New York City FC only overturns the match in 14% of the occasions and the Red Bulls never recover from an early lead by the opponent when playing away.
Recently, New York City FC has outperformed the Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer and performed better in the last five matches. In the most recent five clashes, New York City FC emerged victorious twice while the Red Bulls won three times.
On scoring average, New York City FC scores 0.6 goals per match against the Red Bulls who score 1 goal per match against them. The average total goals per meeting are approximately 1.6, with typically 0.6 of these coming from first-half play. Lastly, both teams haven’t won their last match in the MLS. When it comes to location-specific scoring, New York City FC averages 1.6 goals at home, and the Red Bulls average 0.75 goals when playing away.
