Match Preview

MATCH PREVIEW, pres. by Toyota: Red Bull New York Battle Rivals New York City FC on Saturday Night at Sports Illustrated Stadium

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Red Bull New York (5-5-3, 18 pts.) will conclude their two-match homestand with a battle against rivals New York City FC (5-5-3, 18 pts.) on Saturday, May 16 at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and Red Bulls Radio in English via the Red Bull New York app and RedBullNewYork.com.

Coverage on Apple TV begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Steve Cangialosi will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Danny Higginbotham on the English side, while Bruno Vain will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Andres Agulla on the Spanish side.

Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.

This will be the 28th all-time regular season meeting between with the Red Bulls and NYCFC, with NYCFC holding the series advantage with a 12-11-4 mark. The Red Bulls have posted a 12-5-2 mark against NYCFC at home across all competitions in franchise history.

New York are coming off a 3-2 win over Columbus Crew at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Wednesday. Midfielder Cade Cowell recorded his first career multi-assist match for New York and now ranks tied for seventh in the Eastern Conference in assists this season.

Red Bulls forward Julian Hall scored his first career hat trick in the 3-2 win over Columbus and became the youngest player in MLS history to score a hat trick at 18 years, 50 days old. The Manhattan, N.Y. native now has scored nine MLS goals this season, which ranks tied for fourth in MLS.

Hall has scored in back-to-back matches against NYCFC across all competitions, with both of the matches occurring at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

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Following Saturday’s match, New York will face off against Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, May 23.

Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET with coverage on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and Red Bulls Radio in English via the Red Bull New York app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.

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