The New York Red Bulls face the Chicago Fire on Saturday, September 9 at 4 p.m. ET (TV: UniMás, RADIO: New York Red Bulls Radio on Tunein).
Here are some numbers to know ahead of the matchup.
4-0-1: The Red Bulls are unbeaten in their last five games against the Chicago Fire. All four wins were by one goal.
3-2-1: The Red Bulls have gone 3-2-1 over their last six MLS road matches. New York has a +3 goal differential during their current stretch.
4: Just four points separate the fifth-place Red Bulls (12-10-4, 40 pts.) from the third-place Chicago Fire (13-9-5, 44 pts.) in the Eastern Conference standings. New York has one game in hand on the Fire.
5: The Red Bulls will have plenty of opportunities to secure its Eastern Conference playoff position as New York will play their next five MLS matches against the East with 15 potential points on the line. With 40 points in fifth place and eight matches remaining, the Red Bulls are just two points back and two games in hand behind Columbus, four points and a game in hand behind Chicago and seven points back of NYCFC.
83: Bradley Wright-Phillips’ 83 all-time regular season goals is tied with Robbie Keane for No. 13 in the MLS record book. With a goal on Saturday, BWP will take sole possession of 13th place and move behind No. 12 Roy Lassiter (88).
