NEW YORK RED BULLS are aiming to maintain their recent good form as they travel to troubled New England Revolution for an MLS Eastern Conference fixture. New England are finding things difficult this season and should struggle against a confident New York side.
It has been an abysmal campaign for the New England Revolution, who are currently rooted to the foot of the Eastern Conference. They have been beaten 10 times in 15 matches so far but did claim a 2-1 victory at Nashville last time out thanks to efforts from Carles Gil and Esmir Bajraktarevic.
The New England Revolution have had little home comfort all season, claiming just one win at Gillette Stadium so far. Caleb Porter’s men have been beaten five times at home already and are currently on a three match losing run in front of their fans.
In contrast to New England’s struggles, New York Red Bulls have been solid so far and are challenging near the top of the standings. Sandro Schwarz’s men have won four of their last five matches and claimed a 1-0 victory over Orlando City in their previous MLS fixture.
A slight problem for New York Red Bulls is that they have been a bit erratic on their travels with two wins and a draw from their last five away matches. However, one of their wins in that run was a 2-1 victory over second placed Cincinnati.
How the bookies view it: Red Bulls with the edge
New York Red Bulls have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 13/10 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for the New England Revolution is valued at 8/5 while a draw is set at odds of 12/5.
Recent head to head: Red Bulls on top
The New York Red Bulls have the upper hand in recent matches against the New England Revolution, with five wins from the last seven meetings. They claimed a 4-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in January.
Players to watch: Eyes on Elias Manoel
With New York Red Bulls dealing with injuries and absentees, Elias Manoel will be the one to watch on Sunday. The forward was on target in the last meeting with New England and is priced at 11/4 by bet365 to find the net on Sunday.
The New England Revolution will be aiming to take advantage of New York’s unconvincing backline and will look to Carles Gil to provide the spark going forward. The attacker has five goals so far and is priced at 5/2 by bet365 to find the net on Sunday.
Probable line-ups
The New England Revolution are without Tomas Chancalay, Nacho Gil and Thomas McNamara, who are all sidelined with injury. They are likely to stick with the same team that won at Nashville last time out.
New York Red Bulls have injury problems of their own with Cameron Harper, Peter Stroud and Serge Ngoma all ruled out of Sunday’s clash. Goalkeeper Carlos Coronel along with midfielders, Emil Forsberg and Lewis Morgan have also joined up with their national teams on international duty and will be replaced by Ryan Meara.
New England Revolution: Ivacic, Arreaga, Romney, Lima, Jones, Kate, Polster, Bajraktarevic, Borrero, Carles Gil, Vrioni
New York Red Bulls: Meara, Tolkin, Eile, Nealis, Nealis, Burke, Edelman, Amaya, Carmona, Elias Manoel, Vanzeir
Anything else catch the eye?
It was a six-goal thriller in the reverse fixture and Sunday’s clash could be set to serve up another open encounter. Over 4.5 goals is priced at 4/1 by bet365, who is also offering 13/8 for over 3.5 goals and 7/10 for over 2.5 goals.
New York Red Bulls scored in both halves in the reverse fixture and could be set for repeat at 12/5 by bet365.
This MLS match between New England Revolution and New York Red Bulls will be played on Jun 9, 2024 and kick off at 00:30. Check below for our tipsters best New England Revolution vs New York Red Bulls prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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