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Major League Soccer: New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 30 match between New York City FC and Los Angeles FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Los Angeles FC go up against New York City FC this coming Sunday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Citi Field.

The New York City FC go into the game in rank 10 in the Eastern Conference, while the Los Angeles FC rank 6 in the Western Conference.

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Form: New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC

New York City FC Form

A single point is all New York City FC can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Atlanta United, before getting trounced 2-1 against Chicago Fire FC while Inter Miami CF won 2-0. New York City FC only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Citi Field in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

Los Angeles FC Form

In their past three matches, Los Angeles FC lost 1-0 against FC Dallas, drew 1-1 with Vancouver Whitecaps and won 3-1 against Austin FC. Los Angeles FC didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Major League Soccer matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded nine and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats for New York City FC and Los Angeles FC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that New York City FC and Los Angeles FC played across all tournaments.

  • In 13 of the last 15 New York City FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 New York City FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 New York City FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • New York City FC have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 6 of the last 8 New York City FC home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Los Angeles FC away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Los Angeles FC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Los Angeles FC away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Los Angeles FC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5

In-form players: New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC

It’s been a great season for Denis Bouanga so far with 17 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target five times in his last six games, and no doubt Los Angeles FC want him to continue this productive spell against New York City FCthis coming Sunday.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Citi Field across all tournaments New York City FC won three times, drew two and lost five times. Los Angeles FC claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

New York City FC scored first in six of their last ten home games. Los Angeles FC got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Los Angeles FC should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as New York City FC only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Los Angeles FC claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

New York City FC saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Los Angeles FC played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.