The New York Red Bulls will host New York City in the "New York Beatdown", an exciting battle. The Red Bulls have a great home record, winning all five of their home matches and all three of their recent meetings with New York City, so a home win is highly likely.
Both teams have been playing equally well this season and their recent form is quite close. The New York Red Bulls have won two and drawn one of their last three league matches, while New York City is on a two-match winning streak. Nevertheless, the Red Bulls have a significant home advantage, with five consecutive home wins in all competitions, including the last three home wins in the league, and scored a total of eight goals, so this game is expected to continue the momentum of the winning streak.
For New York City, the stability of the defense is a concern, with eight goals conceded in the last four games. In addition, the past three matches with the Red Bulls suffered a loss and no income, obviously in the lower echelon. Therefore, the possibility of New York Red Bulls winning at home is higher.
Highlights of the tournament preview:
Sunday 5:00pm - JAPANESE FC Tokyo vs Iwata Yamaha
Sunday 5:30pm - Japanese League Kyoto Immortals vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sunday 5:30pm - JB FC Ryukyu vs Omiya Squirrels
Sunday 8:00pm - Russian Premier League Torpedo Moscow vs PFC Sochi
Sunday 9:00pm - Swedish Super League AIK Suna vs Kalmar
Sunday 10:00pm - USSR Cup Bonnyrigg Rose vs Hibernian
Monday 3:00am - USL Atlanta United vs Orlando City
Monday 5:00am - American League New York Red Bulls vs New York City
Monday 7:30am - American League Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati
Monday 8:30am - USL Nashville vs FC Los Angeles
Monday 9:30am - USL Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City
