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New York RB vs San Diego: match statistics

New York RB crest
New York RB
4 : 1half-time 3:0
San Diego crest
San Diego

New York RB vs San Diego: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

New York RB played against San Diego in MLS (United States). The game was played on October 10, 2026. Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium. Final score: 4:1.

Recent form

New York RB has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. San Diego has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

New York RB scores 1.26 goals per game and allows 1.89. San Diego scores 1.74 and allows 1.74. Games in this league average 3.22 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 59% of New York RB's games and 56% of San Diego's. The Over 2.5 rates are 56% and 67%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

New York RB has the higher season xG average, 1.52 to 1.39 per game. New York RB takes 13.0 shots per game, while San Diego takes 11.8.

First-half and second-half trends

New York RB leads at halftime in 30% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. San Diego leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.96 after halftime.

When the teams score

New York RB's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For San Diego, it is minutes 46-60 (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.22 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

New York RB have the home advantage, winning 31% of their matches at home, while San Diego have won just 15% of their away games. The hosts create chances worth an average xG of 1.60 at home and score 1.38 goals per match; away from home, the visitors average 1.22 and 1.15 respectively. However, New York RB’s recent attacking form is a concern, with the team scoring just 2 goals in 5 matches. San Diego are also going through a difficult spell: they have failed to win any of their last 5 matches and conceded 14 goals during that run. With the hosts conceding an average of 2 goals per home match, a draw or an away win remains a realistic possibility, but San Diego’s poor run and lower chance creation favor New York RB.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

New York RB average 2.29 goals at home, while San Diego concede 1.77 on the road, making a home goal look likely. The visitors average 1.15 goals away from home, while the hosts concede 1.71 at home, giving San Diego a genuine chance to find a reply. The case for both teams to score is also supported by season BTTS rates of 57% for the hosts and 54% for the visitors. Caution is warranted, however: New York RB have scored just 0.4 goals per game across their last 5 matches, and BTTS has not landed in any of them. Despite the hosts’ poor recent run, I’m backing BTTS - Yes, primarily because of their season-long scoring record at home and the 2.8 goals San Diego have conceded on average over their last 5 matches.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

The strongest pick is Over 1.5 goals: this line has been cleared in 93% of New York RB’s home matches and 62% of San Diego’s away games. The hosts average 2.29 goals at home, while the visitors concede 1.77 on the road; New York RB’s edge is also supported by average xG of 1.54 compared with the 1.59 San Diego allow. The chances of both sides scoring are boosted by the fact that New York RB concede an average of 1.71 goals at home, although San Diego score only 1.15 away. Caution around higher lines is warranted by the hosts’ last 5 matches, in which they scored just 0.4 goals per game, despite the visitors conceding as many as 2.8 over that period. Therefore, with a projected total of 3.05 goals, the overall chance of at least 2 goals looks stronger than the case for Over 2.5 or Over 3.5.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

The most likely HT/FT outcome is a draw at half-time followed by a New York RB win. The hosts were level at the break in 3 of their last 5 matches and did not score before half-time in any of them, so their season-long rate of leading at the break in 43% of matches should be treated with caution. San Diego, however, trailed at half-time in 3 of their last 5 games and conceded an average of 1.2 goals over that period, making a home lead after 45 minutes a realistic alternative. New York RB’s case for a full-time win is supported by an average of 2.29 goals scored compared with San Diego’s 1.15, as well as an xG advantage of 1.54 to 1.22. Although the hosts have scored only 0.4 goals per game recently, the visitors have conceded an average of 2.8 over the same period, increasing the likelihood of New York RB breaking the deadlock after the break.

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Stats by half

3 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

37Possession (%)63
New York RBSan Diego
28Shots14
New York RBSan Diego
12Shots on target5
New York RBSan Diego
2.87xG1.64
New York RBSan Diego
4Corners7
New York RBSan Diego
38Dangerous attacks55
New York RBSan Diego
20Fouls14
New York RBSan Diego
2Cards3
New York RBSan Diego

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

New York RBSan Diego
1.26Goals scored / game1.74
New York RBSan Diego
1.89Goals allowed / game1.74
New York RBSan Diego
52%Average possession60%
New York RBSan Diego
4.56Shots on target / game4.52
New York RBSan Diego

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13Shots per game11.85
New York RBSan Diego
4.56Shots on target4.52
New York RBSan Diego
9.7%Shot conversion14.7%
New York RBSan Diego
52%Possession60%
New York RBSan Diego
1.52xG for1.39
New York RBSan Diego
1.59xG against1.49
New York RBSan Diego

Shooting quality

New York RB: BalancedSan Diego: Efficient finishing
New York RBSan Diego
Accuracy (shots on target)35%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

New York RB is 250% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - New York RB · 0.4 pts / game - San Diego

New York RB
DLWWL
Season result split
33% W22% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-12
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%
San Diego
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
30% W30% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-11
1.19 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-5-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

San Diego is 38% better for: goals scored per game.

1.26 goals / game - New York RB · 1.74 goals / game - San Diego

San Diego is 9% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.89 goals / game - New York RB · 1.74 goals / game - San Diego

New York RB scoring profile: strong

New York RB scores in 70% of games (19 of 27 games), while San Diego keeps a clean sheet in 26% (7 of 27 games).

San Diego scoring profile: very strong

San Diego scores in 81% of games (22 of 27 games), while New York RB keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 27 games).

34Goals scored (season)47
New York RBSan Diego
51Goals conceded (season)47
New York RBSan Diego
3.15Average goals per game3.48
New York RBSan Diego
2Goals scored (last 5)7
New York RBSan Diego
5Goals conceded (last 5)14
New York RBSan Diego

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal81%
New York RBSan Diego
30%2 goals52%
New York RBSan Diego
19%3 goals26%
New York RBSan Diego
7%4 goals7%
New York RBSan Diego

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal74%
New York RBSan Diego
59%2 goals52%
New York RBSan Diego
26%3 goals33%
New York RBSan Diego
11%4 goals11%
New York RBSan Diego

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time33%
New York RBSan Diego
15%BTTS in both halves15%
New York RBSan Diego
22%Scored in both halves44%
New York RBSan Diego

BTTS and goal count

48%Min. 3 goals and BTTS48%
New York RBSan Diego
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
New York RBSan Diego
0%BTTS - last 560%
New York RBSan Diego

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
New York RBSan Diego
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time52%
New York RBSan Diego
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
New York RBSan Diego

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
New York RBSan Diego
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
New York RBSan Diego
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
New York RBSan Diego

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

San Diego is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / game - New York RB · 1.33 pts / game - San Diego

New York RB - half-time state
30% leading33% draw37% trailing
San Diego - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per game (1st half)1.33
New York RBSan Diego
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.78
New York RBSan Diego
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.89
New York RBSan Diego
1.3Average goals (1st half)1.67
New York RBSan Diego
44%Clean sheet before half-time44%
New York RBSan Diego
59%No goal before half-time37%
New York RBSan Diego

After half-time (2nd half)

0.96Points per game (2nd half)1.48
New York RBSan Diego
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.96
New York RBSan Diego
1.19Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
New York RBSan Diego
1.85Average goals (2nd half)1.81
New York RBSan Diego
30%Clean sheet after half-time52%
New York RBSan Diego
48%No goal after half-time37%
New York RBSan Diego

New York RB - second-half results

26% W19% D56% L
33
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at halftime in 30% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

San Diego - second-half results

37% W37% D26% L
36
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding91%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 30%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

New York RB - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.40
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.41.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
San Diego - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.20
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game1.21.6
Average goals per game1.62.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-4-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

New York RB
ScoredConceded
7
7
0-15
2
4
16-30
7
8
31-45
7
11
46-60
3
9
61-75
8
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

San Diego
ScoredConceded
8
8
0-15
5
6
16-30
8
10
31-45
11
4
46-60
7
7
61-75
8
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.31
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

New York RB

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
136%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

San Diego

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.79
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

New York RBLigaSan Diego
Average goals per game• 3.153.22▲ 3.48
Both teams scored▼ 59%63%▼ 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 56%63%▲ 67%
Clean sheets▼ 15%21%▲ 26%
Goal before half-time• 78%78%▲ 85%
Goal after half-time▲ 89%82%• 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.22
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / game
1.39
Away goals / game
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. New York RBGoalJulian HallAssist: Jorge Ruvalcaba
  2. New York RBGoalDevin PadelfordAssist: Cade Cowell
  3. New York RBGoalJorge RuvalcabaAssist: Ronald Donkor
  4. San DiegoYellow cardJeppe Tverskov
  5. New York RBYellow cardJulián Andrés Bazán Medina
  6. San DiegoYellow cardManu Duah
  7. New York RBSubstitutionOn: Tim ParkerOff: Justin Che
  8. New York RBSubstitutionOn: Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyOff: Jorge Ruvalcaba
  9. New York RBYellow cardDevin Padelford
  10. San DiegoYellow cardKieran Sargeant
  11. New York RBSubstitutionOn: Matthew Dos SantosOff: Devin Padelford
  12. San DiegoSubstitutionOn: Onni ValakariOff: Aníbal Casis Godoy Lemus

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of New York RB vs San Diego?

The MLS match finished New York RB 4:1 San Diego. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before New York RB vs San Diego?

New York RB score 1.26 goals per game on average and San Diego 1.74. The MLS average is 3.22 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 59% of New York RB's matches and 56% of San Diego's.

What form are New York RB and San Diego in?

Over the last 5 games New York RB have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and San Diego 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for New York RB vs San Diego?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.