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New York RB First Half Goals
In 167 MLS matches, 71.9% of New York RB’s first halves produced a goal, 21st of the 30 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 46.7% of them and conceded in 46.7%.
What New York RB’s first halves look like
New York RB carry the smallest home-and-away difference of any published club in the division on that measure. New York RB guard the first half better than they attack it: 14th of 30 in the division for early goals conceded, 22nd for scoring them.
New York RB come 21st of 30 in the published MLS field for the share of their first halves that produce a goal. Three-goal first halves stay scarce, 12.0% of New York RB’s matches against 15.5% for the division as a whole.
A goal arrives before halftime in 71.9% of New York RB’s MLS matches. That trails the MLS figure of 73.6%, without much in it. The other 28.1% end level and goalless. Where New York RB play barely moves when they score: 46.4% of home matches bring a first-half goal of theirs, 47.0% of away ones.
Every figure on this page rests on 167 completed New York RB matches over 5 seasons (2022 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
New York RB first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 71.9% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 36.5% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 12.0% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.27 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 46.7% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 46.7% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.63 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.63 |
| Matches counted | 167 |
| Seasons covered | 5 (2022 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 66.7% | 38.1% | 46.4% | 42.9% | 1.29 | 84 |
| Away | 77.1% | 34.9% | 47.0% | 50.6% | 1.25 | 83 |
New York RB score before halftime 46.4% of the time at home against 47.0% away, a gap of −0.6pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
New York RB against MLS
| Line | New York RB | MLS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 71.9% | 73.6% | −1.7pp |
| Over 1.5 | 36.5% | 38.6% | −2.1pp |
| Over 2.5 | 12.0% | 15.5% | −3.5pp |
Counted from 167 matches · 5 seasons · 2022 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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