This Wednesday night at Toyota Park, the No. 6 seed New York Red Bulls will take on the No. 3 seed Chicago Fire in the Knockout Round of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1, UniMas, and New York Red Bulls Radio.
With matchday right around the corner, here are some key statistics to keep in mind on Wednesday:
1: The Red Bulls have allowed just one goal in October. In their three matches this month, the Red Bulls have outscored their opponents, 5-1.
1-0-1: This season, the Red Bulls have not lost to the Fire. Back in April, the Red Bulls defeated the Fire at Red Bull Arena 2-1, featuring goals from Bradley Wright-Phillips and Kemar Lawrence. In September at Toyota Park, the two sides drew 1-1 with Wright-Phillips scoring again against the Fire.
3: In each of his last three matches against the Windy City team, Wright-Phillips has netted a goal for the Red Bulls. The Englishman tallied 17 goals this season and is one goal shy of reaching 99 goals in all competitions.
6: Per Opta, the Red Bulls are unbeaten in six of the last seven regular season games against the Chicago Fire since the start of 2015 (4-1-2). None of the seven games has been decided by more than a one goal margin.
37: Over the last two seasons, Red Bulls captain Sacha Kljestan has 37 assists to his name, the most in MLS over that span. Kljestan is also the first player to lead the league in assists in back-to-back seasons.
