How much each player is expected to threaten the goal if he starts — lineups are confirmed about an hour before kickoff.
Based on counted shooting from the 2025 and 2026 seasons in this competition.
These are forecasts, not tips. A player’s rate is weighted toward the league average when it rests on fewer minutes, so a small sample never reads as a certainty.
Bawler's model rates this match: New York City FC are favoured (48% win probability vs 26% for New England Revolution, 25% draw). The model uses rolling xG, recent form, and lineup data.
The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is New York City FC 1-1 New England Revolution (11.9% probability). Expected total goals: 2.89.
Bawler builds each side's expected goals from a rolling 26-match window, adjusts for home advantage and for injuries or absences in the confirmed squads, then runs the resulting scoreline distribution to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. For this match that gives New York City FC 48%, the draw 25% and New England Revolution 26%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.
BTTS: Yes (57% probability) — both attacks should find the net. Based on home expected goals 1.70 and away expected goals 1.20.
Bawler's model gives a combined expected-goals total of 2.89. The lean is Over 2.5 (a goal-fest is on the cards).