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New York City FC v Los Angeles FC
New York City FC
Los Angeles FCMajor League Soccer · SUN 18 OCT · Citi Field
The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.
- 0′Before kick-off: we said New York City FC win at 37%.
- 3′KICK-OFF New York City FC v Los Angeles FC
- 4′Much as we predicted: New York City FC was 37% before kick-off and our model makes it 37% now. 0–0 · 37–28–35
- 29′🟨 YELLOW · 28' Hannes Wolf · New York City FC
- 37′THE CALL SWINGS · 37' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was New York City FC win 32%)
- 45′We said New York City FC at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 0–1 · 9–22–69
- 45′🟨 YELLOW · 44' Aiden O'Neill · New York City FC
- 45′⚽ GOAL · 45' New York City FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC
- 45′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 45' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 9% now
- 45′THE CALL SWINGS · 45' Los Angeles FC win is now our likeliest result at 69% (was Draw 22%)
- 45′SECOND HALF New York City FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC
- 46′Goals are coming at about the 2.6 we expected. 0–1 · 8–22–70
- 47′45′: Leo Walta on the scoresheet for Los Angeles FC, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 8–22–70
- 47′HALF-TIME New York City FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC
- 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 50' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 7% now
- 55′🟨 YELLOW · 54' Agustin Ojeda · New York City FC
- 59′⚽ GOAL · 59' New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC
- 59′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 59' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 26% now
- 59′THE CALL SWINGS · 59' Draw is now our likeliest result at 50% (was Los Angeles FC win 25%)
- 59′SUBSTITUTION · 58' Los Angeles FC · On: Mathieu Choinière · Off: Igor Jesus
- 63′We said New York City FC at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–53–23
- 64′New York City FC level it on 59′ through Andrés Perea. 1–1. 1–1 · 23–54–22
- 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Los Angeles FC · On: Armindo Sieb · Off: Jacob Shaffelburg
- 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Los Angeles FC · On: Sergi Palencia · Off: Ryan Hollingshead
- 70′SUBSTITUTION · 68' New York City FC · On: Talles Magno · Off: Agustin Ojeda
- 70′SUBSTITUTION · 68' New York City FC · On: Bénie Adama Traoré · Off: Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos
- 74′We said New York City FC at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 17%. 1–1 · 17–67–16
- 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 74' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 17% now
- 75′9 shots for New York City FC, 3 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 1–1 · 16–68–16
- 78′We said New York City FC at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–73–13
- 85′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 85' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 7% now
- 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Los Angeles FC · On: Sergio Vasquez · Off: Marky Delgado
- 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Los Angeles FC · On: Ryan Porteous · Off: Aaron Long
- 89′New York City FC have had 12 attempts to 7 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 5–91–5
- 90′We said New York City FC at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 1–1 · 4–92–4
- 90′Full time, 1–1. We called New York City FC at 37% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 1–1 · 0–100–0
- FTFULL TIME New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC
- FTNew York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC · New York City FC win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: right
What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.
The match pulse
BEFORE KICK-OFF
Match outcome probability (%)
AI match analysis
Close to call, with New York City FC just ahead.
The Pitchside prediction: New York City FC 37%, draw 28%, Los Angeles FC 35%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 53%.
Pre-match prediction
First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
New York City FC win37%
Los Angeles FC win35%Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 00:30
RoundMatchday 30
VenueCiti Field
RefereeRosendo Mendoza
Match timeline
All events
New York City FCMIN
Los Angeles FCEvents will appear when the match starts.
Line-ups
New York City FC
4-2-3-1
Los Angeles FC
4-2-3-1
Rest & schedule
Before kick-off · every competition we cover
New York City FC
Los Angeles FC
Last match: 15 Oct · Major League Soccer
Last match: 15 Oct · Major League Soccer
Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.
Line-ups
New York City FC
4-2-3-1
49 M. Freese
24 T. Gray
13 Thiago Martins
6 J. Sands
22 K. O'Toole
21 A. O'Neill
8 A. Perea
26 A. Ojeda
7 N. Fernández Mercau
17 H. Wolf
20 Luighi Hanri
Coach · P. Jansen
Substitutes
35 · M. Ilenič
88 · M. Jones
16 · A. Martínez
3 · M. Miazga
34 · Raul Gustavo
30 · T. Romero
32 · J. Shore
11 · Talles Magno
9 · B. Traoré
Los Angeles FC
4-2-3-1
1 H. Lloris
24 R. Hollingshead
33 A. Long
91 N. Tafari
23 Y. Cheberko
8 M. Delgado
6 Igor Jesus
81 L. Walta
7 Son Heung-Min
18 J. Shaffelburg
99 D. Bouanga
Coach · Xavi Tamarit
Substitutes
19 · T. Boyd
66 · M. Choinière
12 · T. Hasal
14 · Sergi Palencia
5 · R. Porteous
21 · R. Raposo
4 · E. Segura
9 · A. Sieb
20 · S. Vasquez
Match statistics
Match statistics aren’t available yet.
Line-ups
New York City FC
4-2-3-1
49 M. Freese
24 T. Gray
13 Thiago Martins
6 J. Sands
22 K. O'Toole
21 A. O'Neill
8 A. Perea
26 A. Ojeda
7 N. Fernández Mercau
17 H. Wolf
20 Luighi Hanri
Coach · P. Jansen
Substitutes
35 · M. Ilenič
88 · M. Jones
16 · A. Martínez
3 · M. Miazga
34 · Raul Gustavo
30 · T. Romero
32 · J. Shore
11 · Talles Magno
9 · B. Traoré
Los Angeles FC
4-2-3-1
1 H. Lloris
24 R. Hollingshead
33 A. Long
91 N. Tafari
23 Y. Cheberko
8 M. Delgado
6 Igor Jesus
81 L. Walta
7 Son Heung-Min
18 J. Shaffelburg
99 D. Bouanga
Coach · Xavi Tamarit
Substitutes
19 · T. Boyd
66 · M. Choinière
12 · T. Hasal
14 · Sergi Palencia
5 · R. Porteous
21 · R. Raposo
4 · E. Segura
9 · A. Sieb
20 · S. Vasquez
We make New York City FC a 37% chance to win. The market has them at 35%. We are within 2 points of the market. The model expects 1.3–1.3.
What the number rests on
Our modelBuilt from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.
Published at 38%, 37% now. The market has gone from 34% to 35% in the same time.
| Market | Us | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC win | 37% | 35% | +2 |
| Draw | 28% | 27% | +1 |
| Los Angeles FC win | 35% | 38% | −3 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 48% | 55% | −7 |
| Both teams to score | 53% | 59% | −6 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 74% | 77% | −3 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 26% | 34% | −8 |
| New York City FC or draw | 65% | 62% | +3 |
| New York City FC clean sheet | 28% | – | – |
| Los Angeles FC clean sheet | 27% | – | – |
Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 5 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.
This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.
Head to head
2 meetings since 2021Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.
Form · last six in Major League Soccer this season · since 10 Sept
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