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Major League Soccer: New York City FC vs New England Revolution – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 24 match between New York City FC and New England Revolution and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

New England Revolution go up against New York City FC on Thursday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Citi Field.

The New York City FC go into the game in rank 7 in the Eastern Conference, while the New England Revolution rank 4 in the Eastern Conference.

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Form: New York City FC vs New England Revolution

New York City FC Form

Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, New York City FC are on the lookout for a win again. Against New England Revolution it finished 1-1, before a draw with Toronto FC in a 1-1 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 0-0 against Nashville SC. New York City FC managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded seven goals.

New England Revolution Form

In their previous three matches, New England Revolution won 0-3 against DC United, drew 1-1 with New York City FC before losing 2-1 against LA Galaxy. New England Revolution claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting facts for New York City FC and New England Revolution

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 New England Revolution played across all tournaments.

  • In 15 of the last 17 New York City FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 New York City FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 New York City FC matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In the last 3 New York City FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 New York City FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 4 New England Revolution away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 New England Revolution away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 New England Revolution matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 New England Revolution matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 New England Revolution matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players on top: New York City FC vs New England Revolution

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for New York City FC, Nicolas Fernandez has been good for them over the course of the season with 14 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against New England Revolution, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Thursday, depending on your betting strategy.

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Full-time result

New York City FC claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. New England Revolution won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. New York City FC have not lost to New England Revolution in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

New York City FC scored first in seven of their last ten home games. New England Revolution got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While New York City FC managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, New England Revolution kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of New York City FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for New England Revolution, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.