RIO TINTO STADIUM, Sandy, Utah
June 22, 2016 (WEEK 16, MLS Game #151)
10 p.m. ET (MSG, MSG GO)
The New York Red Bulls’ 2016 season continues this week in a midweek matchup against Real Salt Lake.
The match will kickoff at 10:00pm ET at Rio Tinto Stadium with coverage on MSG and the Red Bulls Radio Network on TuneIn.
The Red Bulls recent winning streak has propelled them into second place in the Eastern Conference. In the last four league matches, they are 4-0-0, the most recent win coming on Sunday night against the Seattle Sounders. Mike Grella scored twice and was named the Man of the Match. Because of their great efforts, both Grella and Felipe Martins have been named to this weeks’ MLS Team of the Week.
The Red Bulls and Real Salt Lake have not yet met this season, but are both doing very well in their respective conferences.
Real Salt Lake are currently 7-3-4 overall, with a 4-0-1 record at home and are sitting in third place of the competitive Western Conference. The Red Bulls are 1-5-1 on the road and 7-7-1 overall, and will be looking to extend their impressive winning streak.
After this midweek game, the Red Bulls will travel to Columbus, Ohio to play the Crew on Saturday June 25th. The match will kickoff at 7:30pm with coverage on MSG and the Red Bulls Radio Network on TuneIn.
GAME NOTES
- Real played their first home game in league play since April 30 over the weekend, reaching a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real are still undefeated at home for the season, the draw coming after victories in each of their first four league games in Sandy.
- The Red Bulls recorded a fourth consecutive victory – all by shutout – in their 2-0 win against Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday evening at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls have not allowed a goal in 407 minutes, the third-longest shutout streak in club history.
- The Red Bulls have a three-game undefeated streak alive in the series, having won the last two meetings at Red Bull Arena, including a 1-0 win last June 24 in the only meeting between the teams.
- The Red Bulls have never won in league play at Salt Lake. Real have won four of the nine regular season meetings all-time in Utah, with five draws. But the Red Bulls did claim the Western Conference Championship in 2008, a 1-0 victory in Sandy.
REFEREE: Fotis Bazakos. AR1 (bench): Mike Rottersman; AR2 (opposite): Cameron Blanchard; 4th: Allen Chapman
MLS Career: 54 games; FC/gm: 26.6; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 12; pens: 18
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: RSL: Tony Beltran
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: RSL: Kyle Beckerman, Sunday Stephen … NYR: Mike Grella, Ronald Zubar, Aurelien Collin
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: RSL: Kyle Beckerman (USA; Copa America)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (18 meetings): Real 5 wins, 25 goals … Red Bulls 5 wins, 26 goals … Ties 8
AT SALT LAKE (9 meetings): Real 4 wins, 16 goals … Red Bulls 0 wins, 8 goals … Ties 5
LAST YEAR (MLS):
6/24: NYR 1, RSL 0 (Grella 4)
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- The Red Bulls have a three-game undefeated streak alive in the series, having won the last two meetings at Red Bull Arena, including a 1-0 win last June 24 in the only meeting between the teams.
- The Red Bulls have never won in league play at Salt Lake. Real have won four of the nine regular season meetings all-time in Utah, with five draws. But the Red Bulls did claim the Western Conference Championship in 2008, a 1-0 victory in Sandy.
- Coaches record: Jeff Cassar vs. NYR: P2 W0 L1 D1 … Jesse Marsch vs. RSL: P2 W1 L1 D0
