New York Red Bulls (6-2-5, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (6-5-2, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
, ; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE NYCFC +122, New York +217, Draw +233; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC and the New York Red Bulls square off in Eastern Conference action.
NYCFC is 6-2-2 against conference opponents. NYCFC ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 63 shots on goal, averaging 4.8 per game.
The Red Bulls are 4-2-2 in Eastern Conference games. The Red Bulls are second in the Eastern Conference with 24 goals led by Lewis Morgan with nine.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Santiago Rodriguez has scored five goals with one assist for NYCFC. Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has three goals over the last 10 games.
Morgan has scored nine goals with one assist for the Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 6-2-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
Red Bulls: 4-2-4, averaging 2.0 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Rio Hope-Gund (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).
Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Ronald Donkor (injured), Serge Ngoma (injured), Peter Stroud (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
