New York Red Bulls 2-3 New York City FC — MLS, 27 Sep 2025
New York City FC beat New York Red Bulls 3-2 in the MLS on 27 September 2025 at Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison. Nicolás Fernández Mercau, Julian Hall, Andrés Perea, Emil Forsberg got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, New York Red Bulls have won 1 and New York City FC 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Sports Illustrated Stadium · Harrison·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-12'
- 8'Foul
- 1-123'assist: Eric Choupo-Moting
- 1-226'assist: Raul Gustavo
- Half-time1-2
- 2-247'
- 54'
- 55'
- 2-365'
- 66'
- 66'
- 67'
- 67'
- 70'VARGoal cancelled
- 82'Foul
- 82'
- 82'out: S. Ngoma
- 82'
- 90+1'
- 90+3'Argument
- 90+4'
- 90+4'
- 90+12'Time wasting
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
New York Red Bulls
- 8.5Eric Choupo-MotingF
- 7.3Alexander HackD
- 7.2Emil ForsbergM
- 7.0Julian HallM
- 7.0Carlos CoronelG
- 6.9Wikelman CarmonaM
- 6.9Marcelo MoralesD
- 6.9Ronald DonkorM
- 6.7Mohammed SofoF
- 6.7Dennis GjengaarF
- 6.6Kyle DuncanD
- 6.3Sean NealisD
- 6.3Timothy ParkerD
- 6.3Noah EileD
- 6.3Serge NgomaF
- 6.2Raheem EdwardsD
- 6.2Gustav BerggrenM
New York City FC
- 8.0Nicolás Fernández MercauF
- 7.7Thiago MartinsD
- 7.6Andrés PereaM
- 7.3Justin HaakD
- 7.3Kevin O'TooleF
- 7.2Raul GustavoD
- 7.2Axel OjedaM
- 6.9Aiden O NeillM
- 6.9Tayvon GrayD
- 6.7Maximiliano MoralezF
- 6.7Julián FernándezF
- 6.6Strahinja TanasijevićD
- 6.6Tomás RomeroG
- 6.5Hannes WolfM
- 6.3Seymour ReidF
- 6.2Matthew FreeseG
Line-ups
New York City FC4-4-1-1
New York Red Bulls4-2-3-1
Substitutes
New York Red BullsSandro Schwarz
Substitutes
- 42Alexander Hack82'D7.3
- 15Sean Nealis90+3'90+1'D6.3
- 23John McCarthyG
- 12Dylan NealisD
- 75Daniel EdelmanM
- 22D. Gjengaar66'F6.7
- 81S. Ngoma82'F6.3
- 14M. Morales55'D6.9
- 37Mohammed Sofo66'F6.7
New York City FCPascal Jansen
Substitutes
- 19Strahinja Tanasijević90+4'D6.6
- 18Gregory RanjitsinghG
- 30Tomás Romero67'G6.6
- 22Kevin O'Toole82'F7.3
- 35Mitja IleničD
- 11Julián Fernández90+12'67'F6.7
- 29Máximo CarrizoM
- 32Jonathan ShoreM
- 99Seymour Reid90+4'F6.3
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
1.24Expected goals (xG)2.83
10Total shots13
3Shots on target8
4Shots off target4
3Blocked shots1
6Corners4
0Offsides4
19Fouls9
3Yellow cards2
5Goalkeeper saves0
-1.14Goals prevented-1.14
458Total passes401
370Accurate passes330
81%Pass accuracy82%
New York Red Bulls
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Choupo-Moting | 90 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8.5 |
| Alexander Hack | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Emil Forsberg | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Julian Hall | 66 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Carlos Coronel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Wikelman Carmona | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marcelo Morales | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ronald Donkor | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Mohammed Sofo | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Dennis Gjengaar | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kyle Duncan | 89 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Sean Nealis | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Timothy Parker | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Noah Eile | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Serge Ngoma | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Raheem Edwards | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Gustav Berggren | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
New York City FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Thiago Martins | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Andrés Perea | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Justin Haak | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Kevin O'Toole | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Raul Gustavo | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Axel Ojeda | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Aiden O Neill | 82 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Tayvon Gray | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Maximiliano Moralez | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Julián Fernández | 23 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Strahinja Tanasijević | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tomás Romero | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Hannes Wolf | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Seymour Reid | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Freese | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
New York Red BullsWLDLW
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- D30 Aug 25HColumbus Crew0-0
- L24 Aug 25ACharlotte0-1
- W16 Aug 25HPhiladelphia Union1-0
New York City FCLWWWL
- L24 Sept 25HInter Miami0-4
- W20 Sept 25HCharlotte2-0
- W17 Sept 25HColumbus Crew3-2
- W14 Sept 25AChicago Fire3-1
- L30 Aug 25HDC United1-2
Head-to-head
- 17 May 25New York City FC2-0New York Red Bulls
- 23 Nov 24New York City FC0-2New York Red Bulls
- 28 Sept 24New York Red Bulls1-5New York City FC
- 18 May 24New York City FC2-1New York Red Bulls
- 16 Sept 23New York City FC0-0New York Red Bulls
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