The New York Red Bulls finish off their four-game road swing with a trip to the Bronx to face New York City FC in the second New York Derby of the season on Sunday.
Kickoff at Yankee Stadium is set for noon ET, with coverage on ESPN, Watch ESPN and Red Bulls Radio on TuneIn. Red Bulls Radio gets underway with Countdown to Kickoff, hosted by Matt Harmon, at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Harmon will call the game in English with former Red Bull and MetroStar Steve Jolley. Ernesto Motta will provide Spanish play-by-play beginning at kickoff.
The Red Bulls look to maintain perfection against their local rivals and finish the road stretch with a win. New York fell at Real Salt Lake and drew with Columbus last week before being eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
The Red Bulls fielded a strong starting lineup against the Union on Wednesday with one change being Ryan Meara as the goalkeeper over Luis Robles. Mike Grella put New York ahead in the 17th minute but Philadelphia midfielder Chris Pontius' second half brace would be the difference in the 2-1 defeat.
The Red Bulls sit in third place in the Eastern Conference with 23 points, just one point behind NYCFC. Despite being 1-6-2 on the road this season, the Red Bulls are 2-0-0 at Yankee Stadium all-time and their lone road win this season was the historic 7-0 victory that set a new franchise record for goals in a match, and tied the MLS record for largest margin of victory.
Bradley Wright-Phillips leads the charge for New York, with nine goals on the season, and six in four games against NYCFC over the last two seasons. Wright-Phillips has scored at least once in all four New York derbies, and netted a brace inside of five minutes in the last meeting.
NYCFC enters at 6-5-6, in second place in the East, having won their past two matches. NYC FC is 1-2-1 in their last four home games, and 2-2-2 in its last six overall. David Villa is the club and league's leading goal scorer with 11 goals and Tommy McNamara leads the team with five assists.
After Sunday's match, New York will return home for a friendly against Liga MX side Club America on Wednesday, July 6, and then hosts the Portland Timbers on Sunday, July 10.
Tickets for all Red Bulls home matches are available by visiting www.newyorkredbulls.com/tickets or calling 1.877.727.6223.
2016 records
- NY: 7-8-2, 1-6-2 on the road
- NYC: 6-5-6, 2-3-5 at home
All-time series: NY is 4-0-0, 2-0-0 at Yankee Stadium
Last meeting: Regular season: NY won 7-0 at Yankee Stadium on May 21, 2016
