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New York City
Major League Soccer | Gameweek 27
Aug 29, 2021 at 12.30am UK
Yankee Stadium
New England Revolution

NY City
2 - 0
New England

Castellanos (31', 55')
Rodriguez (37'), Sands (40'), Chanot (45+2'), Thorarinsson (87'), Jasson (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Farrell (45+4'), Polster (86')

Preview: New York City FC vs. New England Revolution - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and New England Revolution, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

New York City FC are hoping to do something that very few teams have done this year, beat the New England Revolution, and they will have an opportunity to do that on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

The Pigeons are in fifth in the Eastern Conference, but only two points behind Orlando City for second place, while the Revs are on a roll, unbeaten in nine consecutive games, with a 15-point cushion over their nearest competitor.


Match preview

New York City FC forward Valentin Castellanos (11) celebrates a goal by forward Santiago Rodriguez (not pictured) against Toronto FC with defender Malte Amundsen (12) and forward Thiago (8) during the first half at BMO Field on August 7, 2021© Reuters

It has been a busy month for Ronny Deila and his team, with five matches played in all competitions with no more than four days to rest in between each of those encounters.

During that tough stretch, this team have certainly competed hard, losing only once after 90 minutes while collecting five points in league play.

Last week they were a lot quieter in front of goal than we are used to seeing, with only two shots on target despite holding 59% of the possession in a 1-0 defeat to the Philadelphia Union.

The Boys in Blue have at least one game in hand on the teams in front of them at the moment so if they can take care of business, they could be in a very favourable position down the stretch.

With a 10-day break in between their last match to this one, Deila hopes that his team can get back on track versus a side that are like a runaway train at the moment.

When New York can hit the ground running to start a match, they are a tough team to contend with, scoring six first-half goals in their last five MLS encounters.

New England Revolution head coach Bruce Arena on May 8, 2021© Reuters

At the moment, nothing can go wrong for New England, who are dominating the league with a ton of goals and a seven-point lead for the Supporters' Shield trophy.

Bruce Arena had to have been impressed with the focus and urgency that his team came out with last Saturday against FC Cincinnati, going up 3-0 after just over a half-hour of play and cruising to a comfortable 4-1 win.

The former two-time US Men's National Team coach needs just eight more wins to pull even with the late Sigi Schmid for the most all-time among MLS coaches in the regular season.

Everyone is getting in on the action for the Revs, with seven different players finding the back of the net on their current four-game winning streak where they have scored 11 goals.

The flow and combination play that we have seen lately from them has been a delight to watch and made even more impressive by the fact that they are doing all of this without their top playmaker in Carles Gil.

The record for most points in a regular season is 72, set by Los Angeles FC in 2019, but the Revs are in a position to eclipse that mark at the moment with 49 points from 22 games, the same amount that LA had in their record setting campaign.

New York City FC Major League Soccer form:
  • W
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • L

New York City FC form (all competitions):
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • L

New England Revolution Major League Soccer form:
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • W



Team News

New York City FC midfielder Keaton Parks celebrates his goal with defender Gudmundur Thórarinsson on June 27, 2021© Reuters

Sebastien Ibeagha was traded to LAFC in exchange for $15,000 in General Allocation Money and an additional $50,000 if certain incentives are met.

Valentin Castellanos has scored the last three goals for his team, and he leads them in that category in the regular season with eight, while he is even with teammate Maxi Moralez in assists with six.

After collecting another yellow card in their last match, Jesus Medina will be out of the lineup, while Heber is also out with a knee injury.

New England will hope to make the most of their time remaining with Tajon Buchanan, who officially signed with Club Brugge in Belgium on Tuesday for an undisclosed fee, but he will still be with the team until the end of this season before joining the reigning Belgian champions.

On Wednesday, Matt Turner was heroic in goal for the MLS All-Stars, helping them defeat the Liga MX All-stars in a penalty shootout, while Adam Buksa picked up his ninth and 10th goals of the year versus the Orange-and-Blue as he is two back of Gustavo Bou for the team lead.

Luis Caicedo has a lower-body injury, Carles Gil is still bothered by a muscular problem, while Emmanuel Boateng made his first start of the season last weekend, Damian Rivera made his MLS debut last week as a second-half substitute and Arnor Traustason is eligible to return from his yellow card suspension.

New York City FC possible starting lineup:
Johnson; Gray, Callens, Chanot, Tinnerholm; Acevedo, Sands; Parks, Medina, Andrade; Castellanos

New England Revolution possible starting lineup:
Turner; Jones, Farrell, Kessler, Mafla; Buchanan, Caldwell, Maciel, Boateng; Buksa, Bou


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We say: New York City FC 1-3 New England Revolution

New York should provide a strong challenge for New England, much more so than Cincinnati were able to last week, however, they do not have the same attacking depth that the Revs possess and are becoming heavily dependent on Castellanos to score.

The Revolution are laser-focused right now and determined to keep winning, and they have been exceptional on the road of late with 11 goals in their last four games, all of which were wins.



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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a New York City FC win with a probability of 56.39%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for New England Revolution had a probability of 21.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.54%), while for a New England Revolution win it was 0-1 (5.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that New York City FC would win this match.


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Draw
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New England Revolution
74.3%
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New York City FC forward Valentin Castellanos (11) celebrates a goal by forward Santiago Rodriguez (not pictured) against Toronto FC with defender Malte Amundsen (12) and forward Thiago (8) during the first half at BMO Field on August 7, 2021
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


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