📏 Form Guide
New York Red Bulls LWLDLW
New York Red Bulls, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-2 MLS victory vs CF Montreal.
In that game, New York Red Bulls had 43% possession and 12 shots at goal with 6 on target. For New York Red Bulls, the goals were scored by Tim Parker (23') and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (29'). On the other side, CF Montreal got 19 attempts at goal with 6 on target.
Over their past six games, Sandro Schwarz's New York Red Bulls have celebrated scoring 6 times - an average number of goals per match of 1.
New York City FC WLWWWL
Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Inter Miami in MLS action, New York City FC will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, New York City FC had 48% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Inter Miami had 12 shots at goal with 8 on target. Baltasar Rodríguez (43'), Lionel Messi (74', 86') and Luis Suárez (83') scored for Inter Miami.
In their previous 6 outings, New York City FC have amassed a tally of 12 goals. New York City FC have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. In that time, their defenders have had 6 goals go into their own net. Putting that to one side, we must now wait to see whether that trend will be replicated here in this game.
🤜🤛 Head to head
An examination of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 13/05/2023 tells us that New York Red Bulls have won 2 of them and New York City FC 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.
A combined sum of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from Red Bulls and 9 netted by The Pigeons. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.
The last league contest between these sides was MLS match day 20 on 17/05/2025 and the score finished New York City FC 2-0 New York Red Bulls.
That time, New York City FC managed 35% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Goals were scored by Alonso Martínez (13') and Maximiliano Moralez (50').
New York Red Bulls got 10 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Allen Chapman.
📰 Team News: New York Red Bulls
Omar Valencia (Ill), Wiktor Bogacz (Ill), AJ Marcucci (Cruciate ligament tear), Cameron Harper (Knee surgery) and Lewis Morgan (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing for New York Red Bulls gaffer Sandro Schwarz.
We think that Red Bulls will possibly kick off with a 4-4-2 formation for this game featuring Carlos Coronel, Kyle Duncan, Noah Eile, Tim Parker, Marcelo Morales, Wikelman Carmona, Ronald Donkor, Gustav Berggren, Emil Forsberg, Julian Hall and Eric Choupo-Moting.
🗞️ Team News: New York City FC
New York City FC manager Pascal Jansen has a number of players out of action. Malachi Jones (Broken leg), Jacob Arroyave (Knee injury) and Keaton Parks (Leg injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
It’s our belief that The Pigeons will likely elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation, choosing Matt Freese, Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins, Raul Gustavo, Kevin OToole, Andrés Perea, Justin Haak, N. Fernandez Mercau, Maxi Moralez, Hannes Wolf and Julián Fernández.
🧠 Prediction
We’re inclined to think that New York City FC might need a bit of good fortune to breach the defence of this New York Red Bulls side who we think will likely get the vital goal that wins it.
We’re therefore expecting a 1-0 victory for New York Red Bulls when the referee blows for full-time.
Should be a close one.
Andre Moura, 23:01 27/09/2025