Football Bet of the Day: Kansas can stall the NYCFC bandwagon tonight

Tobias Gourlay
Published on 06 Sep 2017 at 15:01
Updated on 06 Sep 2017 at 17:21

Without David Villa, it might take NYCFC some time to break down Kansas

"Peter Vermes' men have been all-square at the break in 29/46 road games"

Back Half Time Draw @ 2.305/4 in NYCFC v Kansas City

It might take a while for the Pigeons to get off the ground in New York tonight, says Tobias Gourlay

NYCFC v Kansas City
Thursday 00:30

The Moors were too much for Chester last night, winning 2-0 at Damson Park and leaving us with a red face.

We're cooling off on the other side of the Atlantic, where NYFC host Kansas City in tonight's sole MLS game. The home side are usually full of goals, and have a strong home record this term, but must do without star man David Villa because of injury.

Although their appearances at Yankee Stadium regular produce high-scoring final results, there's a surprising trend in the Pigeons' recent records: they've been drawing at half time in 8/9 there.

Visiting Kansas City have been much more parsimonious of late, with 10/12 away games finishing with Under 2.5 Goals. They're a hard team to break down and, indeed, since the start of the 2015 campaign, Peter Vermes' men have been all-square at the break in 29/46 road games. We like the odds-against price on this one also being level-pegging after 45 minutes.

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Back Half Time Draw @ 2.305/4 in NYCFC v Kansas City

2017 P/L (1pt per bet)

Staked: 123pts
Returned: 103.78pts
P/L: -19.22pts

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