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Major League Soccer09/10/2026, 12:00 AM

New York City – New England1 : 2

Why the model thinks so

New York City
1.29
Total xG
3.18
New England
1.88
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorNew York CityNew England
Attack strength (1.58x league average)+0.86
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.71+0.71
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)−0.19
Declining form (1.2 vs 1.6 season average)−0.12
Defensive strength (1.3 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)−0.05
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.04
Luighi on the bench (2 goals, 0 assists)
Tayvon Gray on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Keaton Parks not in squad (2 goals, 0 assists)

Key factors

  • Tactical dominance: New England averaged 7.6 shots on target in recent matches compared to just 4.0 for New York City
  • Mathematical advantage: The model predicts a 50% chance of an away win and calculates 1.88 expected goals for New England
  • Offensive trend: The hosts' goal scoring has stalled recently, averaging 1.25 goals compared to their season average of 1.64

Risks

  • Fatigue: New England enter the match with a short rest period of only 4 days since their last game
  • Defensive vulnerability: New England concede an average of 2.00 goals per away match
  • Limited data regarding weather conditions for this match

All probabilities

Result
New York City25%
Draw25%
New England50%
Double chance
New York City or draw50%
New England or draw75%
No draw75%
Goals
Over 1.584%
Under 1.516%
Over 2.562%
Under 2.539%
Over 3.539%
Under 3.561%
Both teams score
Yes63%
No37%

Most likely scores

1:1
11%
1:2
10%
0:2
7%
2:1
7%
2:2
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. New York City: 82% of all goals in the first half (14 of 17, last 12 games)
  2. New York City: 35% of all goals between minutes 16-30 (6 of 17)
  3. New England: 35% of all goals between minutes 31-45 (6 of 17)
  4. New York City: goal in the first 15 minutes in 5 of 12 games (42%)

Lineups

New York City 4-3-3 · New England 4-3-3

New York City
  • 49 F. Matthew
  • 35 M. Ilenčič
  • 13 T. Martins Bueno
  • 34 R. Pereira Bicalho
  • 22 K. O'Toole
  • 21 A. O'Neill
  • 6 J. Sands
  • 26 A. Ojeda
  • 7 N. Fernández Mercau
  • 8 A. Perea Castañeda
  • 9 B. Traore
New England
  • 30 M. Turner
  • 8 M. Polster
  • 22 E. Kohler
  • 2 M. Fofana
  • 23 W. Sands
  • 10 C. Gil de Pareja Vicent
  • 21 B. Raines
  • 80 A. Yusuf
  • 11 J. Harrison
  • 99 D. Turgeman
  • 25 P. Miller
Substitutes
  • 2 N. Cavallo
  • 17 H. Wolf
  • 24 T. Gray
  • 30 T. Romero Keubler
  • 32 J. Shore
  • 16 A. Martínez Batista
  • 23 M. Murray
  • 88 M. Jones
  • 20 L. Sousa Santos
  • 16 D. Gazdag
  • 4 T. Beason
  • 7 G. Yow
  • 12 I. Feingold
  • 14 J. Yueill
  • 33 D. Parisian
  • 41 L. Langoni
  • 77 D. Fagúndez Pepe
  • 27 W. Harris

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