The Red Bulls will head on the road to face off against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, June 22 at 10 p.m. ET (TV: MSG, Radio: Red Bulls Radio English/Spanish on TuneIn). The Red Bulls are coming off a 2-0 home win against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday and they will look to continue their current four-game winning streak in MLS matches. This is the first and only meeting between the Red Bulls and Real Salt Lake this season.
New York Red Bulls
- Record: 7-7-1
- Goals Leader: Bradley Wright-Phillips (8)
- Assists Leader: Sacha Kljestan (10)
- Saves Leader: Luis Robles (47)
Real Salt Lake
- Record: 7-4-3
- Goals Leader: Three players tied with 5 goals
- Assists Leader: Joao Plata (6)
- Saves Leader: Nick Rimando (48)
Scouting Report
New York is coming off of a strong defensive performance against Seattle on Father’s Day that saw their consecutive shutout streak pushed to 407 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal in MLS action. Real Salt Lake tied 2-2 with the Portland Timbers in their last outing on Saturday.
This will be a tough away matchup for the Red Bulls due to Salt Lake’s strong home performance this season, where they have posted a record of 4-0-1, while New York has struggled on the road, mainly during the early part of the season, compiling a record of 1-5-1. New York has never won in Utah, going 0-4-5 since RSL joined the league in 2005. RSL has also posted one of the best home records in the league since 2012, going 43-12-17 in that time period.
The Red Bulls have scored the second-most goals in the league so far this season while Real Salt Lake has scored the third-most, while conceding the sixth-most, so look for some goals to be scored in this game. In the only meeting last season on June 24, Mike Grella scored the lone goal to secure a 1-0 victory at Red Bull Arena.
The Red Bulls are also no stranger to Real Salt Lake goalkeeper, Nick Rimando, who will pass Kevin Hartman for most appearances all-time against New York. Rimando made his first appearance against the MetroStars in 2000 for the Miami Fusion and has since compiled a 14-12-5 record in 31 games, including nine clean sheets.
