The New York Red Bulls face off against the Portland Timbers from Providence Park on Saturday night.
With five matches remaining on the season, RBNY will deploy Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Emil Forsberg in the attack.
Forsberg has record seven goal contributions in five matches against Western Conference opponents this year. Portland have not won at home in three-straight matches.
Head Coach Sandro Schwarz will have Mohammed Sofo and Wiki Carmona on the wings.
This will be the 12th all-time regular season meeting between the Red Bulls and Portland, with New York holding the advantage with a 5-2-4 mark.
Tim Parker, Noah Eile, Raheem Edwards and Dylan Nealis get the nod across the back line.
New York have posted a 2-1-2 mark against Western Conference opponents this season.
Peter Stroud and Daniel Edelman pair up in the central midfield.
Carlos Coronel starts in goal.
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Coronel posted his ninth shutout of the season, which ranks tied for second in MLS. Coronel is one shutout away from becoming the second goalkeeper in franchise history to record multiple seasons with 10+ shutouts with New York.
The Paraguayan international is also one shutout away from earning 50 career shutouts with New York.
Off the bench, the Red Bulls will have Gustav Berggren, Ronald Donkor, Kyle Duncan, Dennis Gjengaar, Julian Hall, John McCarthy, Marcelo Morales, Sean Nealis and Serge Ngoma available.
This will be the 12th all-time regular season meeting between the Red Bulls and Portland, with New York holding the advantage with a 5-2-4 mark.
Lewis Morgan, Cameron Harper and A.J. Marcucci are out with injuries. Wiktor Bogacz misses the match with an illness.
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Listen to every match, live, on New York Red Bulls Radio! Veteran soccer play-by-play voice Matt Harmon will handle the broadcasts alongside former MetroStars and Red Bulls standout Steve Jolley providing color commentary.
Coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV begins at 10:30 p.m. ET. Max Bretos will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Brian Dunseth on the English side, while Pablo Ramirez will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Jesus Bracamontes on the Spanish side.
New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 10 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.
