The New York Red Bulls (4-2-2, 14 pts.) travel to Soldier Field to take on the Chicago Fire (2-2-4, 10 pts.) on Saturday, April 30. Kickoff is set for 8:00 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:
0.1- In New York’s 3-0 victory against Orlando, they held their opponent to a 0.1 XG. Orlando City only mustered three total shots, with none of them being on target.
70- This will be the 70th matchup between Chicago and New York. The Red Bulls currently have a 22-34-13 record against the Fire, with their last win coming on May 5, 2021. Only Columbus, New England, and D.C. have more matches against New York in their club history.
372- Chicago last scored a goal in an MLS league game on March 19 against Sporting Kansas City in a 3-1 victory. Since then, it has been 372 minutes without a goal for the Fire. Their XG total of 7.6 for the season is tied for the second-lowest total in the league.
51- New York leads the league in on target scoring attempts so far this season. Lewis Morgan leads the team with ten of those on target scoring attempts, with 12 different players having at least one.
5- Chicago’s 17-year-old goalkeeper Gaga Slonina has been a sensation so far this season. In eight appearances, Slonina has five clean sheets and has only allowed five total goals all season. Three of those goals, however, came in a 3-0 defeat
15- Kacper Przybylko, one of Chicago’s big acquisitions of the offseason, has been one of the catalysts Chicago’s attack. He is currently leading the team in total scoring attempts with 17. He is also the only Chicago Fire player to have more than one goal this season.
50- Dru Yearwood’s next appearance will be his 50th MLS league appearance for the Red Bulls. His first appearance came on September 3, 2020 against the Philadelphia Union.
