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This match

Match statistics

MetricNew York Red BullsNew York City FC
Shots12 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals2.33 xG/match1.33 xG/match
Possession44%56%
Corners9 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls16 fouls/match10 fouls/match
Yellow cards4 cards/match3 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: New York City FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for New York Red Bulls, New York City FC. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

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 goals/matchGoals 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 goals/match1.71 goals/match1.63 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

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

3 daysRest 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

moderate

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

8.83 shots/matchShotsAway 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.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

New York Red Bulls favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · New York City FC in 5 · 6 too close

1.64 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 14/141.71 goals/match
2.21 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 14/141.36 goals/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 11/111.08 xG/match
2.04 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 11/111.54 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 14/1411.7 shots/match
12.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 14/1412.1 shots/match
5.14 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 14/145.07 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 14/144.71 shots/match
53.2%Possessionseason · 14/1457.1%
6.43 corners/matchCornersseason · 14/143.57 corners/match
4.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 14/145 corners/match
1.8 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/42.5 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 14/1411.8 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
7%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 14/1421%
79%Scoring frequencyseason · 14/1479%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

New York Red Bulls68.3
New York City FC88.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

New York Red Bulls65.5
New York City FC54.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

New York Red Bulls22.2
New York City FC57.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

New York Red Bulls45
New York City FC18.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

New York Red Bulls33.4
New York City FC47.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 64%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

New York Red Bulls95
New York City FC8.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

New York Red Bulls72.5
New York City FC37.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.73 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.8 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots5/57.6 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
44.4%Possession5/557.6%
6 corners/matchCorners5/52.6 corners/match
Cards0/1
12.6 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
2.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.6 goals/match
1.57 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.01 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots10/1011.5 shots/match
4.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.8 shots/match
49.3%Possession10/1057.1%
5.3 corners/matchCorners10/103.5 corners/match
Cards2/1
12.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

14 / 14 matches
1.64 goals/matchGoals scored14/141.71 goals/match
2.21 goals/matchGoals allowed14/141.36 goals/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goals11/111.08 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots14/1411.7 shots/match
5.14 shots/matchShots on target14/145.07 shots/match
53.2%Possession14/1457.1%
6.43 corners/matchCorners14/143.57 corners/match
1.8 cards/matchCards5/42.5 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls14/1411.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 6 matches
1.86 goals/matchGoals scored7/60.83 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed7/61 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals5/40.75 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots7/68.83 shots/match
4.29 shots/matchShots on target7/63.17 shots/match
52.7%Possession7/658%
6 corners/matchCorners7/62.5 corners/match
1.67 cards/matchCards3/33.33 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls7/613.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.01 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
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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