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New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC · Major League Soccer

1–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

New York Red Bulls and New York City FC drew 1–1.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
2.331.33
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

New York Red Bulls and New York City FC drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (New York Red Bulls – New York City FC): shots 12–11, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 2.33–1.33, possession 44%–56%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

New York City FC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

New York City FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.71 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1 goal/match1.71 goals/match1.63 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for New York Red Bulls, New York City FC.

3 days ▲Rest daysNew York Red Bulls · New York City FC3.01 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNew York Red BullsNew York City FCBaseline
Rest days3 days3.01 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

New York City FC have a visible away split

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New York City FC's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.83 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.83 shots/match11.7 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsNew York Red Bulls 12 shots, New York City FC 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsNew York Red Bulls 5 shots, New York City FC 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.33 xG1.33 xGNew York Red Bulls 2.33 xG, New York City FC 1.33 xG
  • Possession44%56%New York Red Bulls 44%, New York City FC 56%
  • Corners9 corners2 cornersNew York Red Bulls 9 corners, New York City FC 2 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls10 foulsNew York Red Bulls 16 fouls, New York City FC 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsNew York Red Bulls 4 cards, New York City FC 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1New York Red Bulls
0Draws
4New York City FC
New York Red Bulls — New York City FC · Major League Soccer2–3
New York City FC — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer2–0
New York City FC — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer0–2
New York Red Bulls — New York City FC · Major League Soccer1–5
New York City FC — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: New York Red Bulls favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · New York City FC in 5 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

New York Red Bulls14 matchesNew York City FC14 matches
1.64 goals/matchGoals scored14/141.71 goals/match
2.21 goals/matchGoals allowed14/14▲ 1.36 goals/match
1.62 xG/match ▲Expected goals11/111.08 xG/match
13.8 shots/match ▲Shots14/1411.7 shots/match
5.14 shots/matchShots on target14/145.07 shots/match
53.2%Possession14/14● 57.1%
6.43 corners/match ●Corners14/143.57 corners/match
1.8 cards/matchCards5/42.5 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls14/1411.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples14 / 14home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 17 May 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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