The New York Red Bulls host the Montreal Impact at Red Bull Arena on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
(TV: MSG, MSG GO; Radio: Red Bulls Radio in English/Spanish on TuneIn).
This will be the third and final matchup of the season between the two teams, with the series split 1-1-0. Montreal won at home in the first matchup 3-0, and the Red Bulls won the second matchup at Red Bull Arena 3-1.
New York is looking to take the season series and clinch their seventh-straight playoff berth.
New York Red Bulls
- Record: 12-9-9 (45 points)
- Previous Match: RBNY tie, 3-3 at Toronto FC
- Record in Last Five Matches: 2-0-3
- Goals Leader: Bradley Wright-Phillips (20)
- Assists Leader: Sacha Kljestan (16)
- Saves Leader: Luis Robles (87)
Montreal Impact
- Record: 9-9-11 (38 points)
- Previous Match: Montreal loss, 1-3 vs New England
- Record in Last Five Matches: 1-2-2
- Goals Leader: Ignacio Piatti (14)
- Assists Leader: Dominic Oduro (6)
- Saves Leader: Evan Bush (78)
Montreal currently sits at fifth place in the Eastern Conference, suffering from a slump of late. Their last game was a 1-3 loss at home to the New England Revolution. Despite some late chances, the Impact were on their heels for a majority of the game.
The Impact have the talent to break their slump, with goal scoring machines like Ignacio Piatti and Didier Drogba. Drogba has been the Impact’s bright hope of late, scoring the only goal from a converted penalty in their last fixture.
The Impact are 3-4-7 away from home on the season, and they come to Red Bull Arena hungry to earn a playoff berth. New York must prepare for a team that is desperate for a break.
The Red Bulls on the other hand are coming off two disappointing ties in a row, both games against D.C. United at home and Toronto FC away saw two goal leads disappear into ties.
Wright-Phillips is on fire, netting two goals in their previous game against Toronto to make it 20 goals on the season and solidifying his place atop the MLS leaderboard. Kljestan also sits in first place atop the MLS assist leaders with 16 assists on the season so far.
Despite recent results, the tempo is still in New York’s favor and if they can keep up their aggressive style this will be an interesting fixture on the season.
Come out to Red Bull Arena to support your Red Bulls this weekend! Single-game tickets are still available for Saturday's game.
