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The Hudson River Derby between New York Red Bulls and New York City will rise in the MLS on Matchday. With a win, the guests in the statistics for the league matches would come up for a victory at RB, who dominated the duel, especially in the first years and currently still have the lead with six wins, two draws and four defeats.
The Pigeons only contest their fifth season in the MLS. After having made it to the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference in the last three years, this season will finally see at least the final in the East. However, the blues go into the encounter with a decimated team. A destiny they share with the hosts.
Here, especially the defense and the defensive midfield is currently affected by the injury pitch. At RB New York versus New York City, the odds are only slightly to the home side’s favorites. Given the personal situation of both clubs, a forecast on the game is difficult.
The kickers from New Jersey have been shooting in the East in recent weeks, but Bradley Wright-Phillips, after a lengthy injury break, has her best striker back in the squad, almost always in the derby. The New York Red Bulls beating New York City predicts a five-unit bet.
New York Red Bulls:
The red and white were the top favorite for the title last season. After the regular season, the New Jersey franchise was not just the best team in the East, but the entire MLS, giving it the Supporters’ Shield. This success succeeded previously in 2015 and 2013. Nevertheless, the run went into the playoffs only until the final of the Eastern Conference, where Red Bull New York retired against eventual champions Atlanta United FC.
After about two-thirds of the current season, the franchise is back on track for participation in the postseason. So is the team around captain and goalkeeper Luis Robles in sixth place. The interim home weakness has been eliminated, as illustrated by three wins and a draw in retrospect on the recent four appearances in the Red Bull Arena. However, the opposition was at least partially quite easy with the Vancouver Whitecaps or Chicago Fire.
For the British Bradley Wright-Phillips, the Derby is without question a game date, which he always likes to remember. With no fewer than twelve goals, Wright-Phillips is the ultimate nightmare for New York City FC and by far the best scorer in the duel. So far, the striker has met at least once in eight of the twelve league derbies. Wright-Phillips also scored in the last match at Atlanta. Not unimportant, because after his substitution at the end of the game the attacker scored in the third minute of stoppage time the equalizer to 3: 3.
The 34-year-old was out of action for a long time this season due to a muscle injury, but now he is fit again. For the RB’s offensive, Wright-Phillips, who is in his seventh season at the club and is the only player in MLS history to finish three seasons with at least 20 goals, is still extremely important. New York Red Bulls will also face New York City’s odds for Wright-Phillips’ next derby goal.
The 46-year-old coach Chris Armas can also fall back on Michael Murillo from Panama in defense, as this has served his card lock. The defensive this season is basically not as strong as last year. At that time, RB New York had the fewest goals in the MLS after the regular season. One reason for the downturn is certainly the painful departure of the 20-year-old talent Tyler Adams. The defender now kicks the brother club RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. Currently, the defense is additionally weakened by various injured. This explains why RB conceded no less than three goals on average in the last five competitive matches.
New York City:
New York City FC is fifth in front of archrival in the table. The fledgling franchise also has two games less than RB New York. The managers at the NYCFC can therefore be satisfied with the season so far. A placement like the third place last year after the regular season and a renewed participation in the playoffs as in recent years are thus perfectly possible.
That things are going so well, was not necessarily expected, because with David Villa, the face of the franchise was lost before the season. The striker had been the best scorer in the Bronx Blues jersey for all four previous seasons. But now the Spaniard is no longer available, as Villa has moved to Vissel Kobe in the J. League to Japan, where meanwhile compatriot and World Champion colleague of 2010 Andres Iniesta kicks. His new coach Thorsten Fink has no less pleasure there: after twelve missions Villa has already again a 50 percent scoring on. His departure is a real turning point for the Boys in Blue, as the Spaniard delivered an even blatant scoring of just under two thirds for the New Yorkers in his 124 appearances in the MLS.
The Spanish coach Domenec Torrent is currently plagued by serious injury worries: about half a dozen players are missing. In the well-filled military hospital are important players – including the most expensive club access in the form of the Romanian left winger and national player Alexandru Mitrita, which was committed by Universitatea Craiova.
That the failures did not pass without a trace on the team around the Finnish captain Alexander ring, could be observed on the last day of play, when a surprising 0: 1-bankruptcy against the Portland Timbers was booked. It was the first defeat after 14 not lost matches! In addition, the New Yorkers had to say goodbye to Orlando this week from the US Open Cup defeat on penalties.
New York Red Bulls vs New York City head to head matches
23.08.18 MLS New York City New York Red Bulls 1 : 1
09.07.18 MLS New York City New York Red Bulls 1 : 0
07.06.18 USO New York Red Bulls New York City 4 : 0
05.05.18 MLS New York Red Bulls New York City 4 : 0
26.08.17 MLS New York Red Bulls New York City 1 : 1