The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's friendly between New York Red Bulls and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Austin 3-4 NY Red Bulls
Monday, July 25 at 1am in Major League Soccer
Monday, July 25 at 1am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 22 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 22 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | CF Montreal | 21 | 2 | 35 |
Last Game: Barcelona 2-2 Juventus
Wednesday, July 27 at 1.30am in Club Friendlies 1
Wednesday, July 27 at 1.30am in Club Friendlies 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cadiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
We said: New York Red Bulls 1-3 Barcelona
Barcelona have scored nine times in their three pre-season fixtures in the United States this summer, and we are expecting them to again be among the goals on Saturday evening, backing the Catalan outfit to run out comfortable winners over their MLS opponents. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Barcelona win with a probability of 48.33%. A draw has a probability of 26% and a win for New York Red Bulls has a probability of 25.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win is 0-1 with a probability of 12.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-2 (9.23%) and 0-2 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (12.31%), while for a New York Red Bulls win it is 1-0 (8.21%).
| Result | ||
| New York Red Bulls | Draw | Barcelona |
25.72% ( 0.25) | 25.96% ( 0.91) | 48.33% ( -1.15) |
| Both teams to score 49.63% ( -2.51) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
