Major League Soccer: Red Bull New York vs New York City FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 14 match between Red Bull New York and New York City FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Red Bull New York and New York City FC are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Sunday at Sports Illustrated Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this Major League Soccer battle.

The Red Bull New York go into the game in rank 9 in the Eastern Conference, while the New York City FC rank 7 in the Eastern Conference.

Team form: Red Bull New York vs New York City FC

Red Bull New York Form

Red Bull New York delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with DC United brought a 4-4 draw, which was followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of FC Cincinnati. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Chicago Fire FC by 1-3. Red Bull New York managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

New York City FC Form

In their last three matches, New York City FC lost against CF Montreal and DC United by 1-0 and 0-2, respectively, and beat Columbus Crew by 3-0. New York City FC 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 ten goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Red Bull New York and New York City 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 Red Bull New York and New York City FC played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Red Bull New York vs New York City FC

Jorge Ruvalcaba look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Major League Soccer matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Hannes Wolf adds to his three Major League Soccer goals come on Sunday.

Betting markets: Red Bull New York vs New York City FC

Full-time result

Red Bull New York claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. New York City FC won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. New York City FC have not lost to Red Bull New York in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Red Bull New York scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. New York City FC scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. New York City FC managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Red Bull New York and New York City FC when playing at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Red Bull New York, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for New York City FC, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game. Somehow Red Bull New York failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.