Get ready for the return leg of the CONCACAF Champions League 8th Finals between New York City and San Carlos. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It should be mentioned that San Carlos play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for San Carlos on grass are 8 victories, 5 draws and 13 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 34-44. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 6300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
New York City form and stats
38 points is a decent return from 17 Major League Soccer games here at Yankee Stadium for New York City. The data says 11 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss.
A strong away win for New York City against San Carlos the last match, as A. Callens, Heber (3) and A. Mitriță were on target. Preceding that match was the home Florida Cup game against Palmeiras that was lost 1-2.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Heber was absolutely essential when New York City beat San Carlos 5-3, scoring three goals.
New York City are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Columbus Crew awaits in four days.
The New York City manager R. Deila has got the team scoring with 34 from 17 home games in the league. From these home matches, New York City have conceded only 16 goals.
San Carlos form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of San Carlos playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
The manager L. Marín Murillo was unhappy after their last game, a CONCACAF Champions League match played at their home ground Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez. San Carlos suffered a 3-5 loss to New York City. Ahead of that match was the Primera Division away draw versus Herediano that ended 3-3.
As you can tell from the result, the match against New York City was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, San Carlos are regular goalscorers on their travels. The San Carlos manager L. Marín Murillo has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: San Carlos - New York City 3-4.Top Goalscorers
  Á. Saborío Chacón 10 goals |  J. Aguilar Bustamante 4 goals |  J. Cruz González 4 goals |
New York City missing players
San Carlos missing players
| New York City | San Carlos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Conceded | C | 30 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 88% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 72% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 324 | 179 | Total Shots | T S | 110 | 187 | ||
| 122 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 83 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New York City | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 63 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 64 |
| 2 | Atlanta United | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 58 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 55 |
| 4 | Toronto | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 50 |
| 5 | DC United | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 50 |
| 6 | New York RB | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 48 |
| 7 | New England | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 38 | -7 | 45 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 42 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 60 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 38 | -13 | 41 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 25 | -8 | 38 |
| 11 | Orlando City | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -8 | 37 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | -44 | 24 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Herediano | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | ADR Jicaral | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Santos de Guapiles | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Perez Zeledon | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Cartagines | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Grecia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | UCR | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 9 |
| 12 | Limon | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 1 |