STARTING XI, pres. by OANDA: Red Bull New York, Atlanta United Meet on Final Matchday

Red Bull New York will host Atlanta United FC on Saturday afternoon, the final regular season match of 2026 for both sides.

Dylan Nealis will get the nod as captain, starting alongside Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Devin Padelford and Julián Bazán on the backline. Ethan Horvath starts in goal.

Red Bulls have posted a 5-0-3 mark against Atlanta United FC at Sports Illustrated Stadium. In those eight matches, New York have outscored Atlanta, 13-3.

The trio of Ronald Donkor, Adri Mehmeti and Sekou Koné start in the midfield.

Mehmeti tallied his ninth MLS assist of the season in New York’s last match against Nashville SC. Mehmeti is one assist shy of becoming the second youngest player in MLS history to record 10-plus assists in a single season. The Staten Island, N.Y. native recorded an assist in his first career match against Atlanta United FC on August 15.

Julian Hall leads the attack, with Jorge Ruvalcaba and Cade Cowell on the wings. 

Hall has tallied two career assists against Atlanta and he also most recently tied Ricardo Pepi (2021) and Diego Fagundez (2013) for the most goals scored by a teenager in a single season with 13.

Off the bench, Head Coach Michael Bradley will have Matthew Dos Santos, Emil Forsberg, Mijahir Jiménez, A.J. Marcucci, Rafael Mosquera, Dennis Nelich, Tim Parker, David Ruiz and Robert Voloder available. 

Coverage on Apple TV begins at 4 p.m. ET. Jessica Charman will have primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Ian Joy on the English side, while Diego Pessolano will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Daniel Chapela on the Spanish side.

Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 3:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.