International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both New York RB and New York City are looking forward to this Leagues Cup fight to decide who advances from the Round of 32.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for New York City, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
There have been limited time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Leagues Cup match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Atletico San Luis, was also a home game here at Red Bull Arena, Harrison. The away team is better rested.
New York RB form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, New York RB have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
New York RB's previous fixture was a Leagues Cup game also played at their own arena, ending 2-1 versus Atletico San Luis. The home team are looking to repeat that performance.
A 0-0 result against New England before that one, played at home in the Leagues Cup. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how New York RB have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 4.
York has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
New York City form and stats
There's been little loot from New York City's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 14 away games in the Major League Soccer. New York City only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 7 draws.
The supporters enjoyed New York City's previous match versus Toronto, a Leagues Cup win (5-0) played at home. Midfield player Rodríguez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.69/10. Rodríguez scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
The match earlier was the Leagues Cup-duel against Atlas, a home defeat (0-1). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by New York City in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for York, 4 draws and 9 defeats.
The attacking power of New York City when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. 17 goals have been conceded by New York City in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (York wins - draws - New York City wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Amaya 4 goals |   S. Rodríguez Molina 4 goals |
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| New York RB | New York City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 20 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.8 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 22% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | ||
| 7.2 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 51 |
| 2 | New England | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | DC United | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 27 | -10 | 29 |
| 11 | New York RB | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | New York City | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Toronto | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 18 |
