Bulls to charge in US Open Cup

New York derby gives fans a midweek interest

We go stateside in the early hours of Thursday morning for an exciting round of fixtures from the US Open Cup. New York Red Bulls take on New York City in game of the round, and Coral are betting on a number of markets, aimed at ramping up your interest.

Red Bulls enjoy home advantage going into this straight knock-out cup tie, and Coral traders have the locals marked down as favourites to make it count. Click here to bet on the match, or build your US Open Cup midweek accas.

Bulls to continue derby dominance

This will be the sixth meeting in history between these sides, and the Red Bulls have had just about everything their own way so far, with the head-to-head record showing four wins and one defeat from five encounters. Teeing off with a famous 2-1 in May 2015, the bulls have enjoyed some memorable wins over NYC, including a 7-0 romp last May.

City do show that one triumph, coming courtesy of a 2-0 upset little over a year ago, but the aggregate score to date doesn’t make good reading for followers of the visitors, Red Bulls 16 – 5 NYC. That would suggest a play on the favourites in the handicap market is the way to tackle this one, with -1 at 5/2. Those with a bit more confidence can take Jesse Marsch’s side -2 at an attractive 13/2.

Home win the value play

The dominant side strolled to a 4-1 win over Thursday’s opponents when last hosting at the Red Bull Arena, Bradley Wright-Phillips grabbing a double, Ronald Zubar and a Sacha Kljestan penalty completing the rout. Thomas McNamara notched a consolation goal late in the first-half, before Ethan White was shown a red card on 89 minutes.