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Liam Foster - August 2, 2023
New York Red Bulls vs New York City Predictions and Free Betting Tips from expert tipsters when they go head-to-head in the Leagues Cup on Friday, 04 August 2023.
New York Red Bulls will face New York City FC at Red Bull Arena for their upcoming cup fixture. New York Red Bulls played brilliantly in both of their cup contests, helping them to win their group. The round of 32 would now see them face New York City.
Their opponents, New York City, have performed decently in the competition and came second in their individual group. They will now aim for results against their fellow MLS team New York Red Bulls.
The only time these two clubs met was in May. New York Red Bulls managed to deliver a 1-0 win that day.
In the last ten meetings between the two teams. NYRB has won five times, there has been one draw, and NYCFC has won four times.
Furthermore, NYRB has only lost this fixture once in the last ten meetings between the two teams at this venue. They have also won this fixture on seven of those occasions.
We are counting on New York Red Bulls to pull off a win here. They have a great home record heading into this one. Four of their past five home matches have ended in victories.
On the other side, NYCFC’s record on the road is far from ideal. In their last fifteen away matches, they have won only once. Seven of those matches ended in defeats as well.
Moreover, NYRB also has a great h2h record at this venue in the recent history of this matchup.
We expect goals in this match. In eight of NYRB’s last nine matches, there have been more than 2.5 goals scored. Also, two of NYCFC’s last three matches have ended with over 2.5 goals.
By the looks of things, a high-scoring affair is expected this time out.
Both teams have been scoring a decent number of goals. The hosts have scored at least two goals in four of their past six home matches. While the visitors scored five goals last time out.
Thus, the chances are quite high for goals to come from either end of the pitch.
New York Red Bulls have a great home record heading into the match. They have won four of their past five home matches. They also have a great record against NYCFC at this venue. Furthermore, New York City has had a poor away record going into the match.
A victory for New York Red Bulls at 2.25 odds will be our main betting pick here considering all the observations.
Furthermore, the both teams to score odds of 1.83 look quite attractive. Given both clubs’ strong attacking prowess and recent goal participation at both ends of the pitch.
