A total of 24 sets of fixtures have been played and both New England and New York City are doing great. Let's start!
- New England have the most scored goals (45) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Major League Soccer
This promises to be an engrossing game with lots of spark and bustle as both teams are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting New York City have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 3-1-2 (win-draw-loss) from six matches.
New England form and stats
9-1-1 is the performance here at Gillette Stadium so far in the Major League Soccer, giving New England a total of 28 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results! England are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
New England are returning here after visiting Philadelphia Union in a Major League Soccer game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Matt Polster scored the goal(s). Goalkeeper Brad Knighton got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.81 out of ten. Knighton stopped the opponent with eight saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. England goalkeeper Brad Knighton did an outstanding job against Philadelphia Union with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Heartbreak before that as England lost 0-2 at New York City's place.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (23 in 11 games), New England's attacking play is working. On the other hand, New England have conceded 12 goals.
New York City form and stats
New York City have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 2-3-5 (10 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as York have lost on their last two travels.
New York City play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Nashville SC (placed 2nd). Alfredo Morales, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Morales served one assist, hit one key pass and won 6 of 10 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against New England.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dallas in just three days.
York have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. York have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head meeting ended New York City - England 2-0, played this season. Previous ten meetings with these teams: England won five, New York City were winners in three and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bou 12 goals |  V. Castellanos Giménez 11 goals | A. Buksa 10 goals |
New England missing players
New York City missing players
| New England | New York City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 45 | 23 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 37 |
| 28 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 96% | 91% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 73% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 62% | 73% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 57% |
| 42% | 45% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 29% |
| 29% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 62% | 73% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 57% |
| 29% | 27% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 38% |
| 12% | 9% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13.5 | 14.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 15.2 | 15.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 36% | 37% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 23% | 32% |
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals at home as New York City have scored away.
- New England have the most scored goals (45) in Major League Soccer
- New England have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Major League Soccer
- New England have the the best goal difference (+17) in Major League Soccer
- New England is in the best form (5-0-1)
- New York City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- New York City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Major League Soccer
| 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 England | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 52 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 4 | New York City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | DC United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -3 | 27 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 23 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | New York RB | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 17 |
| 14 | Toronto | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 33 | -21 | 15 |