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New York City FC v Los Angeles FC

New York City FC
1–1Full time
Los Angeles FC

Major League Soccer · SUN 18 OCT · Citi Field

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 03:01
New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC NEW YORK CITY FC WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said New York City FC win37%
The market said35%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.783
The market’s Brier score0.795

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.

The match replay12 notes · 24 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said New York City FC win at 37%.
  2. 3′KICK-OFF New York City FC v Los Angeles FC
  3. 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
  4. 29′🟨 YELLOW · 28' Hannes Wolf · New York City FC
  5. 37′THE CALL SWINGS · 37' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was New York City FC win 32%)
  6. 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
  7. 45′🟨 YELLOW · 44' Aiden O'Neill · New York City FC
  8. 45′⚽ GOAL · 45' New York City FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC
  9. 45′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 45' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 9% now
  10. 45′THE CALL SWINGS · 45' Los Angeles FC win is now our likeliest result at 69% (was Draw 22%)
  11. 45′SECOND HALF New York City FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC
  12. 46′Goals are coming at about the 2.6 we expected. 0–1 · 8–22–70
  13. 47′45′: Leo Walta on the scoresheet for Los Angeles FC, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 8–22–70
  14. 47′HALF-TIME New York City FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC
  15. 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 50' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 7% now
  16. 55′🟨 YELLOW · 54' Agustin Ojeda · New York City FC
  17. 59′⚽ GOAL · 59' New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC
  18. 59′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 59' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 26% now
  19. 59′THE CALL SWINGS · 59' Draw is now our likeliest result at 50% (was Los Angeles FC win 25%)
  20. 59′SUBSTITUTION · 58' Los Angeles FC · On: Mathieu Choinière · Off: Igor Jesus
  21. 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
  22. 64′New York City FC level it on 59′ through Andrés Perea. 1–1. 1–1 · 23–54–22
  23. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Los Angeles FC · On: Armindo Sieb · Off: Jacob Shaffelburg
  24. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Los Angeles FC · On: Sergi Palencia · Off: Ryan Hollingshead
  25. 70′SUBSTITUTION · 68' New York City FC · On: Talles Magno · Off: Agustin Ojeda
  26. 70′SUBSTITUTION · 68' New York City FC · On: Bénie Adama Traoré · Off: Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos
  27. 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
  28. 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 74' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 17% now
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 85′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 85' New York City FC win: 37% at kick-off, 7% now
  32. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Los Angeles FC · On: Sergio Vasquez · Off: Marky Delgado
  33. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Los Angeles FC · On: Ryan Porteous · Off: Aaron Long
  34. 89′New York City FC have had 12 attempts to 7 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 5–91–5
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. FTFULL TIME New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC
  38. 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.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

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%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

New York City FC win37%
Draw28%
Los Angeles FC win35%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 00:30

RoundMatchday 30

VenueCiti Field

RefereeRosendo Mendoza

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

3Days since last match2

Last match: 15 Oct · Major League Soccer

Last match: 15 Oct · Major League Soccer

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

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

Our number · new york city fc winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · updated 16 Oct 04:01 · locked at kick-off
37% The market35%
Us37%
Market35%

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 model
Expected goals · New York City FC v Los Angeles FC1.32 – 1.27
Form · last six in Major League Soccer this season · since 10 SeptW1 D1 L4 · W2 D2 L2
The market · New York City FC win35% · ours 37%

Built 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.

How the number movedSince we published
30%35%40% 12 OCT 04:0618 OCT 00:22
Our probability · New York City FC win The market, margin stripped

Published at 38%, 37% now. The market has gone from 34% to 35% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
New York City FC win37%35%+2
Draw28%27%+1
Los Angeles FC win35%38%−3
Over 2.5 goals48%55%−7
Both teams to score53%59%−6
Over 1.5 goals74%77%−3
Over 3.5 goals26%34%−8
New York City FC or draw65%62%+3
New York City FC clean sheet28%––
Los Angeles FC clean sheet27%––

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.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.1%
0123450 8.3 8.9 6.1 2.6 1 9.2 13.1 7.9 3.4 2 6.5 8.2 5.2 2.2 3 2.9 3.6 2.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+New York City FC down, Los Angeles FC across0–5 goals a side shown (99.5% of outcomes)

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 2021
Goals a meeting2.00
Over 2.51 of 2
Both scored1 of 2
Last meetingsLOS 1–0 NEW · LOS 1–2 NEW

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Major League Soccer this season · since 10 Sept

NEW YORK CITY FC

LWLDLL1–2 · 2–0 · 0–1 · 2–2 · 1–2 · 0–2

LOS ANGELES FC

WLDLDW2–0 · 1–3 · 2–2 · 0–1 · 1–1 · 3–1