National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's New York RB or New York City that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for New York City when visiting York as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for New York RB and New York City.
New York RB form and stats
New York RB's last game was hosting Toronto and winning 2-0. The attacking player Luquinhas was named "man of the match" for York with the rating of 8.0/10. Luquinhas scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Charlotte (0-2).This is expected to be a close game, with New York RB perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with New York RB as a small favourite), we find 15 games. New York RB has won 8 of these, drawn 4 and lost 3.
The manager Struber will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Los Angeles FC in only four days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for New York RB, who have participated in three training matches. New York RB have won 0 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 2 games.
New York City form and stats
York played 1-1 against Colorado Rapids in their previous match. Midfielder Moralez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.13. Moralez hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 52 successful passes (of 64 total).
Prior to that result New York City won their away game at Minnesota United in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline was 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with New York City playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 5 New York City wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Major League Soccer trip to Philadelphia Union.
York played four friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these four matches New York City scored 15 and conceded 5 goals.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: five wins for New York RB, two draws and three wins for New York City. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  L. Morgan 7 goals |   V. Castellanos Giménez 7 goals |  L. Lima Linhares 5 goals |
New York RB missing players
New York City missing players
| New York RB | New York City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 56 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 16% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14.4 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 15.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | ||
| 7.6 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | ||
