New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls Preview

After losing at Philadelphia in their last league game, New York City head into this derby a point behind their visitors and in need of a win here if they don’t want to finish behind the Red Bulls.

New York RB also had a tough time in their last MLS game, but they still managed to come away with one point from their trip to Canada to play the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The visitors however, have a better goal difference and a game in hand on their hosts.

New York City’s 2-0 loss to Philadelphia Union last time out sees them remain 3^rd in the Eastern Conference after collecting 47 points from 25 matches.

A win is the only result they need to usurp their rivals and get back to second place.

New York RB went a man down in their last league game however they still managed to earn a 2-2 draw, so they should be confident ahead of this game.

They can also still bank on Bradley Wright-Philips who has netted 15 goals already this season and he is closely followed by Royer who has 10, so they do have goals in them.

These teams have met 13 times before this game – New York RB have won on 8 occasions and suffered 4 losses.

Bookmakers believe New York City will get the job done at Yankee Stadium however the odds are extremely close and the Red Bull’s will have their supporters as always.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

New York City FC

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Toronto FC		2-3		New York City FC	12 Aug, 2018	Major League Soccer
D	New York City FC		2-2		Vancouver Whitecaps	5 Aug, 2018	Major League Soccer
L	Seattle Sounders FC		3-1		New York City FC	29 Jul, 2018	Major League Soccer
W	Orlando City SC		0-2		New York City FC	27 Jul, 2018	Major League Soccer
W	New York City FC		2-0		Columbus Crew SC	15 Jul, 2018	Major League Soccer

New York Red Bulls

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Chicago Fire		0-1		New York Red Bulls	12 Aug, 2018	Major League Soccer
W	New York Red Bulls		2-1		LAFC	6 Aug, 2018	Major League Soccer
L	New York Red Bulls		2-3		Columbus Crew SC	29 Jul, 2018	Major League Soccer
W	DC United		0-1		New York Red Bulls	26 Jul, 2018	Major League Soccer
W	New York Red Bulls		2-0		New England Revolution	22 Jul, 2018	Major League Soccer

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
New York City FC		1-0		New York Red Bulls	9 Jul, 2018	Major League Soccer
New York Red Bulls		4-0		New York City FC	7 Jun, 2018	United States Open Cup
New York Red Bulls		4-0		New York City FC	5 May, 2018	Major League Soccer
New York Red Bulls		1-1		New York City FC	26 Aug, 2017	Major League Soccer
New York City FC		3-2		New York Red Bulls	7 Aug, 2017	Major League Soccer

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