The New York Red Bulls have the No. 18 strength of schedule in MLS for the 2018 season.
Based on 2017 average points per game, the Red Bulls' opponents averaged 1.36 points per game last season.
Montreal has the toughest schedule this upcoming season, with their opponents averaging 1.45 points per game in the previous season. Newcomers Los Angeles FC have the easiest slate, with teams they're playing averaged 1.32 PPG last year.
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The Red Bulls open their MLS season on March 10, 2018, against the Portland Timbers at Red Bull Arena.
Tickets for every home match will go on-sale on Thursday, February 1, at 10 a.m.
New York's longest home stand is three straight matches, from April 7 to April 21, hosting Houston, Montreal and Chicago. New York went 3-0-0 on a similar stretch last April against D.C. United, Columbus and Chicago.
As it stands, RBNY's longest road trip is three games from August 11 through August 22, going from Chicago to Vancouver and wrapping up at NYCFC. This may change based on additional matches in competitions outside of MLS, such as further matches in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League or US Open Cup.
With the addition of MLS expansion team LAFC, New York will play 22 games against Eastern Conference opponents and will face each Western Conference opponent once. New York is on the road for five of those Western Conference games.
New York will play its first match against LAFC on Saturday, August 5.
New York is at home for three of the final five matches of the regular season.
