FT · USA: MLS · Thursday, 10 September 2026

New York City FC 1–2 New England RevolutionMatch recap & how our call landed · Thursday, 10 September 2026

New York City FC
1–2
New England Revolution win
New England Revolution

Our call before kickoff

Our call missed

Before kickoff our call was New York City FC or draw at 74%. Bawler had New York City FC at 48%, the draw at 26% and New England Revolution at 26%. The match finished 1–2.

Pre-match probability vs result

New York City FC win
48%
Draw
26%
New England Revolution win
26%
Result

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.7 – 1.2
Total 2.9
Actual
1 – 2
Total 3 (+0.1 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.2 – 2.4
From the match itself

The match produced about as many goals as we forecast — within 0.1 of our 2.9.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 78%
Landed
Medium confidence
Over 2.5 goals
Pre-match: 55%
Landed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 26%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"New York City FC's 0.49 expected-goal advantage and Alonso Martínez commanding 24% of the team's attacking threat make Over 1.5 Goals the model's 78% forecast."

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