The quarter finals of the US Open Cup sees New York Red Bulls host New York City FC at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison on Thursday.

New York City FC are slightly underdogs in this fixture against the New York Red Bulls. The away team are in blistering form and doing well in all competitions, they are expected to qualify for the next stage, so a bet on away win or draw (+0.5), is a very good option.

Nick Cushing's team are the best side in the Eastern Division of the MLS, as they lead the chase, despite playing two games less than New York Red Bulls who are second.

New York City FC are unbeaten in their last twelve games in all competitions, winning nine and sharing the spoils on three occasions. They are in great defensive form with eight clean sheets in twelve games, and would be hard to break down.

New York Red Bulls have won only three times on their last seven games in all competitions, losing twice and sharing the spoils on two occasions. They have been poor defensively, keeping just one clean sheet in their last seven appearances.

In the league, New York City FC are ahead of New York Red Bulls by a point despite playing two games less. Both teams have scored the same amount of goals in the league but Gerhard Struber's side have conceded six more goals than their opponents.

In a game like this between two top teams, the defense usually makes the difference, and the visitors have a far better defense than New York Red Bulls, so they have an advantage in addition to their great attack.

Betting on New York City FC to win or draw (+0.5) is a very good option to bet on at 1.53 odds, they are in very good form.

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美国公开赛四分之一决赛将于周四在哈里森红牛球场举行，纽约红牛队将主场迎战纽约市FC队。

纽约市FC在这场对阵纽约红牛的比赛中略微处于劣势。客场球队的状态很好，在所有的比赛中都做得很好，他们有望晋级下一阶段，所以客场获胜或平局(+0.5)是一个很好的选择。

尼克·库欣的球队虽然比排名第二的纽约红牛队少打两场比赛，但仍然领先，是美国职业足球大联盟(MLS)东部赛区最好的球队。

纽约FC在过去的12场比赛中保持不败，其中9胜3负。他们在12场比赛中有8场零封对手，防守状态很好，很难被击溃。

纽约红牛在最近的7场比赛中只赢了3场，输了2场，并在两场比赛中分享了战利品。他们的防守很糟糕，在最近的7场比赛中只有1场没有失球。

在联盟中，尽管纽约FC比纽约红牛少打了两场比赛，但仍领先一分。两支球队在联赛中的进球数相同，但格哈德·斯特鲁伯的球队比对手多丢了6个球。

在两支顶级球队之间的比赛中，防守往往起着决定性的作用，客队的防守要比纽约红牛强得多，所以他们除了强大的进攻外还有一个优势。

赌纽约市FC赢或平局是一个非常好的选择，赌1.53赔率，他们的状态非常好。