Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hartford Athletic & New York RB face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's quite the trip for New York RB when visiting Hartford Athletic as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Hartford nor New York RB as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hartford Athletic form and stats
Action has already taken place for Hartford Athletic in US Open Cup as they have defeated Oyster Bay United to reach the 3rd Round. Hartford was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the US Open Cup.Hartford Athletic are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Miami FC II.
A USL Championship defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Birmingham Legion.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Detroit City are coming to town in three days.
New York RB form and stats
They also participated in US Open Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.New York RB are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Major League Soccer.
New York RB played 0-0 against Dallas in their previous match. Midfield player Morgan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Morgan hit three key passes.
The game before that, in the Major League Soccer, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Montreal Impact.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the York manager Struber as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Orlando City.
New York RB are a potent attacking force on the road with their 8 goals in 3 league games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Morgan 3 goals |  O. Fernandez 2 goals |  A. Apollon 1 goals |
Hartford Athletic missing players
New York RB missing players
| Hartford Athletic | New York RB | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 29 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.1 | 14.9 | ||
| 4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 22% | ||
| 13.1 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | New York RB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Toronto | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | New York City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | New England | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | DC United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
