New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls 9/17/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, New York City FC hosts the New York Red Bulls in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. New York City FC is fourth in the conference table at 13-7-11 on 46 points with a goal difference of +12. New York City FC defeated Atlas 2-0 in the 2022 Campeones Cup on Wednesday. Alexander Callens opened the scoring for New York City FC with a goal in the fourth minute and Maxi Moralez closed out the scoring for NYCFC with a goal in the 49th minute.

New York City FC has one win, one draw and three losses over its last five matches across all competitions and during that span has scored four goals and conceded seven. Heber and Gabriel Perreira are the leading goal scorers for New York City FC with seven each, while Talles Magno has scored six. Santiago Rodriguez is the leader in assists with 10.

The New York Red Bulls are third in the conference table at 14-8-9 on 50 points with a goal difference +10. The New York Red Bulls defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 last Saturday. New York fell behind 1-0 but Cristian Casseres Jr scored an equalizer in the 58th minute and Lewis Morgan scored the winner in the 78th minute.

New York has three wins, one draw and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored seven goals and conceded four. Lewis Morgan is the leading goal scorer for New York with 14, while Luquinhas and Patryk Klimala have each scored five. Cristian Cassers Jr is the leader in assists with five, while Morgan has four.