New York City v New York Red Bulls

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It's derby day in the American MLS on Saturday afternoon as well, with New York City taking on New York RB at the Yankee Stadium with both teams heading into this encounter looking to revive their ambitions for a possible top nine finish and at least a place in the Final Series play-offs.

Just one point separates the two cross-city rivals ahead of what could be a pivotal tussle but both sides have struggled to produce any sort of consistent momentum so far in this Eastern Conference campaign with New York City claiming just two wins from their last 19 matches overall in the American top flight.

Wins against Montreal in home and away wins have been New York City's only highlights during this period which has also seen the hosts handed eight defeats in the process while the draw has featured most prominently with no fewer than nine stalemates within this sequence of results.

Results on home soil have also been disappointing where New York City have been concerned as the home side have managed to capture just one victory from their previous eight home games and with just four home games remaining, time is running out for the hosts to make amends.

New York RB sit one league position and one point below their Saturday's hosts prior to what is a keenly anticipated local derby but the visitors have perhaps fared even worse than their cross-city rivals as the Red Bull franchise club have slipped to five defeats in their last six matches overall in the MLS.

A 1-0 home win against DC United has been outweighed by five losses in the form of defeats to Cincinnati, Real Salt Lake, Inter Miami, New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union, the latter being a particularly heavy 4-1 defeat on the road.

New York RB may therefore not be relishing another away game here this weekend, albeit a short trip, but nevertheless, results away from home have been the visitors' achilles heel in what has been a very disappointing campaign overall.

The visitors have registered just one win from their previous 15 outings on their travels which was gained in a narrow 1-0 victory at Inter Miami but they have also been handed no fewer than 10 defeats in these last 15 away games as well which does not bode well for this upcoming clash with New York City.

New York City v New York RB Verdict

New York City took the spoils and the bragging rights in the previous meeting at the Yankees Stadium against their rivals with a 2-0 win back in September of last year and the hosts might just sneak a narrow win here this Saturday as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be New York City win @ 2.15

Other side bets worth considering:

New York City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct score: New York City 1-0 @ 8.00