It's advantage New England so far with their 1st position in the Major League Soccer table, welcoming New York RB who are placed 5th.
- New England have won all their matches at home so far.
- New York RB have lost all their away matches so far.
England have less rest than New York RB in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Major League Soccer game only four days ago. That game was an away game at New York City, so at least New England are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as New York RB have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
New England form and stats
4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for New England so far this season. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, New England are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
It's back home for England, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating New York City away with the result 3-2. Gustavo Bou, Jonathan Bell and Tommy McNamara found the net in that victory. The goalie Matt Turner was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.43 out of ten. Turner saved a penalty and stopped the opponent with seven saves. Matt Turner loved the game against New York City. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 3-2 victory.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Cincinnati.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier New England matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from two games).
The manager B. Arena will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Dallas in only four days.
A decent goal production from England in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Defensively New England have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
New York RB form and stats
It's not happening yet for New York RB on their Major League Soccer travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? Three consecutive losses in away matches means York are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The supporters enjoyed York's previous game versus Nashville SC (placed 10th), a Major League Soccer 2-0 win played at home. Kyle Duncan was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.8. The defender Duncan scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 8 of 17 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Orlando City.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and New York RB playing away, we found six games. Results were one away win, one draw and four home wins.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Major League Soccer trip to Atlanta United.
York have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. The York manager G. Struber has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; England - New York RB 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): England four wins, two draws and New York RB four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Buksa 4 goals |  C. Clark 4 goals | G. Bou 3 goals |
New England missing players
New York RB missing players
| New England | New York RB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 88% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 25% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 12% |
| 7.8 | 8.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 12 | 8.3 | 5.4 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 1.4 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 13.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 33% | 35% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 32% |
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals at home as New York RB have scored away.
- New England have scored in all their home matches so far.
- New England have won all their matches at home so far.
- New England have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- New England haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- New York RB have lost all their away matches so far.
- New York RB have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- New York RB haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | New York RB | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | DC United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | New York City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Nashville SC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | Toronto | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 5 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 4 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 4 |