New York City won the first Hudson River Derby of the season, 1-0, at Red Bull Arena on July 17. NYCFC has recorded multiple victories over the Red Bulls in a single MLS season only once, doing so with wins in June and August 2017. That’s the only pair of consecutive MLS wins for NYCFC against the Red Bulls.
New York City FC has lost seven of their last nine games (W1 D1) after suffering just four defeats in its first 22 MLS matches this season (W12 D6). This is only the second time in club history NYCFC has lost seven times in a nine-match span, also doing so in March-May 2015.
The Red Bulls have collected 30 points on the road this season (W9 D3 L3), most in MLS and most in the club’s MLS history. Only six teams in league history have collected more than 30 away points in a single season, with the Galaxy’s record of 37 in 1998 (in 16 games) still within reach.
New York City FC led MLS with 2.16 expected goals per match in its first 21 matches this season. In the 10 matches since the departure of Valentin Castellanos, however, NYCFC has averaged just 1.14 expected goals per match, ranking in the bottom half of the league.
Lewis Morgan’s match-winning penalty against New England on Saturday was his 14th goal of the season. Morgan is one goal away from becoming the sixth player in Red Bulls history to score 15 times in a single regular season and only the second in the last 10 seasons, (B. Wright-Phillips – 5 times).
