NYCFC has been up and down in recent weeks.
New York City FC presented a calm and collected front against LAFC on the road in the first-ever meeting between the clubs this past Sunday evening. An impressive come-from-behind 2-2 draw on the road came just one week after their 4-0 drubbing to crosstown rival New York Red Bulls. David Villa was the first to open the scoring for NYCFC, just 10 minutes before an own-goal from Sebastien Ibeagha leveled the contest. Carlos Vela put LAFC ahead in the 66th minute, but Patrick Vieira's men dug deep and quickly equalized from a tight-angled finish off the crossbar by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi to snatch a road point.