The New York Red Bulls (5-2-4, 19 pts.) return to Red Bull Arena for a midweek match against the Chicago Fire (2-5-4, 10 pts.) on Wednesday, May 18. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MSG+, MSG GO, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish via TuneIn, the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
Get to know the matchup in By The Numbers, presented by New Jersey Lottery:
6 - Luquinhas has had an instant impact for New York since his first start. In his eight starts, he has a goal or an assist in six of them. He also has a scoring attempt in nine of his eleven appearances in his Red Bulls career.
2 - Cameron Harper has an assist in New York’s last two matches. He registered his first assist for the Red Bulls in their 3-0 U.S. Open Cup victory against D.C. United. He then followed it up straight away with an assist for Luquinhas’ equalizer against Philadelphia, which was his first career MLS assist.
26 - The Red Bulls defense has only allowed more than one goal in a match once in their last 26 matches across all competitions.
11 - Since keeping five clean sheets in their first seven matches, the defense has turned into a weak spot for Chicago. In their last four matches, the Fire have conceded 11 goals, including two to the Red Bulls in New York’s 2-1 win on April 30. All four of those matches have resulted in losses for Chicago.
8 - Chicago also has the lowest goal total in the league with only eight goals scored in 11 matches. They have only scored more than one goal in a match once this season.
5 - Chicago’s 18-year old goalkeeper Gaga Slonina Is tied for second in the league with five clean sheets.
0 - After Nashville’s registered their first home win against Real Salt Lake on May 8, New York became the only team in the league to not have a win at home this season. The Red Bulls have an 0-2-3 record at Red Bull Arena so far in 2022.
