New York City Red Bulls vs. NYCFC Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 10/17/21

New York Red Bulls at NYCFC

The New York Red Bulls defeated Inter Miami 1-0 at home in their last fixture prior to the MLS breaking for international play. New York's only goal in the victory was scored by Patryk Klimala in the 25th minute. New York held Inter Miami to only seven shots with just one on goal, while the Red Bulls took 13 shots with 5 on target. The New York Red Bulls will play without Aaron Long, Lucas Monzon and Fabio

New York City FC fought to a 0-0 draw at home with Nashville in its most recent fixture prior to the MLS breaking for international play. The draw by NYCFC extended its winless run for NYCFC to four straight matches that includes two draws and two losses. New York City FC has not scored a goal since September 22 when playing against the Red Bulls. New York City FC does not have any players on its injury list.

Red Bulls look to extend unbeaten streak to 7

The New York Red Bulls are 9th in the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 10-7-11, 37 points and a +4 goal difference. New York is three points shy of 7th place, which is the final qualifying spot for the postseason. The Red Bulls are riding a six-match unbeaten streak with four victories and two draws that include a victory and draw versus NYCFC. This is the longest unbeaten run for the Red Bulls since 2016 when they were unbeaten in 16 consecutive matches.

The New York Red Bulls have scored the first goal in 18 matches this season and only Seattle, with 19, has scored more opening goals than the Red Bulls. It's very important for the Red Bulls to score first because the club has taken just two points after trailing during a match this season.

Patryk Klimala is the leading goal scorer for the ed Bulls with 8 and Fabio has a team-best six assists, while Klimala has five.

Scoring Drought Continues for NYCFC

New York City FC has gone winless in each of its last four matches with a pair of draws and two losses. New York City FC has taken only nine points from its last 10 matches with two victories, three draws and 5 losses. New York City FC is sixth in the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 11-7-10, 40 points and a +12 goal difference. NYCFC has not scored a goal in each of his last three matches.

NYCFC is at risk of falling out of playoff contention as the club is just one point ahead of eighth-place Atlanta and only the first seven make the postseason. Valentin Castellanos is the leading goal scorer for New York City FC with 13 and Maxi Moralez is the leader in assists with nine. Castellanos has taken part in 11 of NYCFC’s last 14 goals since the beginning of August, with eight goals and three assists.

Pick: New York Red Bulls +160

The New York Red Bulls have 11 victories to six for New York City FC in the Hudson Derby Series. Three of the matches between the two have ended in a draw. The Red Bulls were victorious in six of the first 7 fixtures between the two. The Red Bulls defeated NYCFC 1-0 in their most recent meeting on September 29th. New York City FC has had major problems putting the ball in the net as the club has been held scoreless in each of its last three matches, which included 1-0 loss to the Red Bulls. NYCFC is winless in each of its last four matches played

Total: Under

In the most recent match between the Red Bulls and New York City FC on September 29, only one goal was scored and prior to that on September 22 only two goals were scored in a 1-1 draw. The 2.5 goals per match threshold have been exceeded only once in NYCFC’s last five matches. Each of the New York Red Bulls last five matches has ended with two goals or fewer scored.