On 2026-05-17 at 00:30 GMT, New York RB take on New York City in the Group Stage of MLS (2026).
With the data available to us, S. Schwarz and Pascal Jansen have not met as managers before.
New York RB have 3 players out: A. Marcucci (Knee Injury), E. M. Choupo-Moting (Knee Injury), C. Harper (Muscle Injury) whereas New York City have 5 players missing: D. Baiera (Knee Injury), A. Martinez (Knee Injury), A. O'Neill (Ankle Injury), K. O'Toole (Leg Injury), Talles Magno (Injury).
We're predicting New York RB to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and New York City are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
Both sides left it all on the pitch: New York RB won 3-2 against Columbus Crew, and New York City secured a victory 1-0 over Charlotte.
Momentum favors New York City (3-0-2) after New York RB managed only 2-0-3 from 5 matches.
New York RB have clearly got the edge H2H: in 33 meetings, they've beaten New York City 16 times, with 4 draws and only 13 losses.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (3-1-2 vs 1-1-3) and scoring roughly 2.00-2.38 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
New York Red Bulls is going head to head with New York City on 16/5/2026 23:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and New York Red Bulls v New York City H2H statistics!