Matchday

MLS 2025 · 27 Sep 2025

New York Red Bulls 2–3 New York City FC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.1
Actual xG
1.2 – 2.9
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made New York Red Bulls favourites at 47%.

New York City FC won and made the better chances: 2.9 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Andrés Perea, 55.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Thiago Martins +16.5, Julian Hall +16.2, Andrés Perea +14.8.

Well below it: Matthew Freese −18.5, Tim Parker −16.4, Raheem Edwards −11.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

New York Red Bulls

20 Sep 2025W 2–0at CF Montréal MLS
14 Sep 2025L 1–2at Portland Timbers MLS
30 Aug 2025D 0–0v Columbus Crew MLS
24 Aug 2025L 0–1at Charlotte FC MLS
16 Aug 2025W 1–0v Philadelphia Union MLS

New York City FC

24 Sep 2025L 0–4v Inter Miami CF MLS
20 Sep 2025W 2–0v Charlotte FC MLS
17 Sep 2025W 3–2v Columbus Crew MLS
14 Sep 2025W 3–1at Chicago Fire MLS
30 Aug 2025L 1–2v DC United MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

New York Red Bulls

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alexander Hack Defender8000.43100.0–
Julian Hall Forward66100.4752.6+16.2
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Forward9002–47.3+3.5
Carlos Coronel Goalkeeper9000–46.9−2.6
Noah Eile Defender9000–42.6+2.5
Ronald Donkor Midfielder9000–42.3−1.2
Gustav Berggren Midfielder8200–40.3–
Mohammed Sofo Forward24000.0438.2–
Kyle Duncan Midfielder8900–36.8−2.3
Tim Parker Defender8200–35.7−16.4
Wikelman Carmona Midfielder66000.0235.3−1.1
Emil Forsberg Midfielder90100.2735.2−3.5
Dennis Gjengaar Midfielder2400–30.0–
Marcelo Morales Defender3500–29.0–
Raheem Edwards Defender5500–23.9−11.2
Serge Ngoma Forward800–13.2–
Sean Nealis Defender1100–0.0–

New York City FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kevin O'Toole Defender800–74.4–
Andrés Perea Midfielder90100.3055.5+14.8
Thiago Martins Defender90101.0851.9+16.5
Nicolás Fernández Midfielder89100.1948.5+9.6
Justin Haak Defender9001–47.7+8.6
Tomás Romero Goalkeeper2300–47.3–
Agustin Ojeda Midfielder90000.2945.9+10.4
Raul Gustavo Defender9001–42.3–
Tayvon Gray Defender9000–41.7+5.1
Seymour Garfield-Reid Forward800–40.7–
Aiden O'Neill Midfielder8200–40.1−3.9
Julián Fernández Midfielder23000.7440.0–
Maxi Moralez Midfielder67000.3235.0−1.1
Strahinja Tanasijević Defender800–32.9–
Hannes Wolf Midfielder89000.0331.7−6.9
Matthew Freese Goalkeeper6700–27.6−18.5