Real Salt Lake vs New York Red Bulls Prediction: It can go either way

Real Salt Lake stretched their unbeaten streak to 9 games in a row after playing a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City in their last match. The team will be coming into this game with lots of confidence when they take on the Red Bulls of New York for the 25th round of the MLS campaign.

The Red Bulls are far from perfect and they have struggled to maintain a winning form in recent times. They lost their last game against FC Cincinnati at home by 2-1 and now they will be playing away from home against one of the in-form teams in the league.

According to the recent standings, Real Salt Lake are 8 points ahead of New York Red Bulls. They are ranked 11th with 34 points, while New York Red Bulls are 21st with 26 points.

Real Salt Lake - DWWDW

Real Salt Lake’s form has been very good for quite some time and as a result they are currently unbeaten in their last 9 matches in all competitions. There is a good chance they might extend that record even further in this game. In their last 5 games they had 3 wins and 2 draws. They won games against Saint Louis City SC (A), Toronto (A) and Orlando City (A), and played 2 draws against Minnesota United (H) and Sporting Kansas City (A).

Real Salt Lake however have a poor record while playing at home as the table shows they only have 13 points from a possible 33. They played 11 home games and had 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. In their last 5 home games they had just 1 win against Orlando City SC, 3 draws against Portland Timbers, New York City and Minnesota United and 1 defeat against LA Galaxy.

In their recent game they were able to hold Sporting Kansas City to a 2-2 draw at full time. They were trailing by 2 goals by the 36th minute as Daniel Salloi and Johnny Russell gave Sporting Kansas City 2 goals. But in the 46th minute Daniel Musovski pulled one back for Real Salt Lake before Anderson Julio scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute.

Team streak: no losses (9), more than 2.5 goals (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

New York Red Bulls - LWLWD

The Red Bulls have been in unstable form as they have not won back-to-back games throughout the season. In their last 5 games they had 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. They won against Atlanta United (H) and New England Revolution (H) and played a draw against Charlotte FC (H), but lost against Columbus Crew (A) and FC Cincinnati (H).

According to the away standings, The Red Bulls are ranked 23rd as they earned only 7 points from 10 away matches this season. They had 1 win, 4 draws and 5 defeats in those 10 away matches. Their last 5 away games ended in 1 win over Inter Miami CF, 2 draws against Chicago Fire and Toronto FC, and 2 defeats against Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew.

The Red Bulls lost their last game against FC Cincinnati at home by 2-1. They went ahead in the 28th minute from a penalty that Omir Fernandez converted. But they conceded two goals from Luciano Acosta and Obinna Nwobodo in the 80th and 93rd minutes.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (3), more than 2.5 goals (6/6), both teams scoring (4/5), more than 4.5 cards (8/9), less than 10.5 corners (6/7).

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls faced each other 19 times in the past. Real Salt Lake won 8 of those meetings, while New York Red Bulls won 6 and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• There were less than 2.5 goals in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 meetings.

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, Real Salt Lake have scored 32 goals and conceded 33 goals in 23 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.4 goals per game and have a 9% conversion rate. They also create 2.3 big chances per game and take a total of 15.2 shots per game with 5.8 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.3 corners per game and take up 48.9% possession on average. On the defense, they have 6 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, New York Red Bulls have scored 21 goals and conceded 23 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.0 goals per game and have a 7% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 13.8 shots per game with 4.4 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.0 corners per game and take up 47.0% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.0 goals per game.

Betting Tips

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.75 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.74 Odds
• Over 9 Corners at 1.90 Odds