COLUMBUS CREW SC vs NEW YORK RED BULLS MAPFRE STADIUM, Columbus, Ohio July 4, 2015 (WEEK 18, MLS Game #179) 7:30 p.m. ET (MLS Live)
A critical match in the Eastern Conference is ahead on Independence Day as Columbus Crew SC play host to the New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening at Mapfre Stadium. The teams are separated by just two points in the conference standings, both hanging onto top-six positions. Crew SC are back home after a come-from-behind 2-2 draw at Real Salt Lake last weekend, while the Red Bulls are coming off a second consecutive win, their second win against cross-river rivals New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Crew SC saw their road winless streak extended to eight games, but still stretched their current undefeated run to three contests, coming away from Rio Tinto Stadium with a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening.
Ethan Finlay collected an assist for a third consecutive game in the RSL draw, now leading MLS with 10 assists for the season.
The Red Bulls won their second consecutive game after a four-game losing slide, storming back with three second-half goals to win their second Hudson River derby of the year, defeating New York City FC 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Bradley Wright-Phillips and Mike Grella scored second-half goals as the Red Bulls claimed a 2-1 victory, March 28 in Columbus.
The Red Bulls have taken points on five of their last six visits to Columbus, dating back to 2011, with two victories there in that time. Crew SC won 3-1 at Red Bull Arena last Oct. 19, their first win at the Red Bulls since 2010. The Red Bulls had won two of the four home meetings in between, with two draws.
NEW YORK CITY FC vs NEW YORK RED BULLS YANKEE STADIUM, Bronx, N.Y. June 28, 2015 (WEEK 17, MLS Game #175) 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, TSN5)
The second Hudson River derby highlights the final day of MLS Heineken Rivalry Week when New York City FC play host to the New York Red Bulls on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium before an ESPN2 audience. It’s the second meeting ever between the clubs, after the Red Bulls took a 2-1 win on the red side of the river a month ago. NYCFC enter the match riding a club-record three-game winning streak, sitting just three points behind the Red Bulls following a 2-0 win at Toronto FC last weekend. The Red Bulls put a halt to a four-game losing slide at midweek, holding out for a 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake at Red Bull Arena.
The teams are meeting for the second time this season. In the first matchup between the cross-river rivals, Bradley Wright-Phillips scored a pair of goals to lead the Red Bulls to a 2-1 win May 10 at Red Bull Arena. The final league encounter this season is set for Aug. 9 in Harrison.
New York City FC extended their winning streak to three games – the only winning streak the club has enjoyed since coming to MLS – following their 2-0 win at Toronto FC on Saturday evening.
David Villa scored a pair of goals in the same game for the first time in his MLS career, netting both goals in the TFC victory. Villa has six goals in MLS play this season, tied for ninth-most in the league.
Anatole Abang scored for a second consecutive game – his second career MLS goal in his ninth appearance – in the Red Bulls’ 2-1 home loss to Vancouver, their fourth consecutive defeat.
They rebounded with a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night at Red Bull Arena, with Mike Grella scoring in the fourth minute to provide the only goal.
REFEREE: Mark Geiger. AR1 (bench): Eric Boria; AR2 (opposite): Greg Barkey; 4th: Robert Sibiga MLS Career: 137 games; FC/gm: 26.5; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 34; pens: 43
SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NYC: Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Chris Wingert, Jason Hernandez SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NYC: Mehdi Ballouchy, Kwadko Poku, Shay Facey … NYR: Sacha Kljestan DISABLED LIST: NYC: Tony Taylor INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (1 meeting): Red Bulls 1 win, 2 goals … New York City FC 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0 AT YANKEE STADIUM: First meeting. FUTURE MATCH: 8/9: New York Red Bulls vs. New York City FC, 7 p.m. ET (FS1)
NEW YORK RED BULLS vs REAL SALT LAKE RED BULL ARENA, Harrison, N.J. June 24, 2015 (WEEK 17, MLS Game #161) 7:30 p.m. ET (MLS Live)
The Red Bulls suffered their fourth consecutive MLS defeat, dropping a 2-1 decision to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday evening at Red Bull Arena. It’s the longest losing streak for the Red Bulls in five seasons, since dropping four in a row May 8-29, 2010.
Sebastian Jaime scored the first goal of his MLS career, hitting for the opener as RSL put an end to a three-game league winless slide with a 2-1 win against Sporting Kansas City on Sunday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium.
When the Red Bulls won 4-3 on July 27, 2013 at Red Bull Arena, it was their first defeat of Real Salt Lake ever in Harrison. The Red Bulls had won one of the two previous encounters at Red Bull Arena, with one draw. RSL never won at Giants Stadium with New York winning three meetings there, with two draws.
The Red Bulls have never won in league play at Salt Lake. Real have won four of the nine regular season meetings all-time in Utah, with five draws. But the Red Bulls did claim the Western Conference Championship in 2008, a 1-0 victory in Sandy.
NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS RED BULL ARENA, Harrison, N.J. June 20, 2015 (WEEK 16, MLS Game #153) 7 p.m. ET (TSN2; MLS LIVE; MSG)
The New York Red Bulls and Vancouver Whitecaps meet for the only time in league play this season when the clubs face off Saturday evening at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls return home and to league play aiming to stop the rot of a three-game MLS losing slide following their 4-2 defeat by the Houston Dynamo two weeks ago. The Whitecaps are continuing their long road run after their famous 1-0 defeat of the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center two weeks ago.
SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: VAN: Sam Adekugbe, Gershon Koffie, Pa-Modou Kah, Kendall Waston SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NY: Sacha Kljestan DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: NY: Kemar Lawrence (Jamaica; Copa América)
HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Red Bulls 0 wins, 5 goals … Whitecaps FC 2 wins, 9 goals … Ties 3 AT RED BULLS (2 meetings): Red Bulls 0 wins, 2 goals … Whitecaps FC 1 win, 3 goals … Ties 1
LAST YEAR (MLS) 3/8: VAN 4, NY 1 (Miller 34, 77; Fernandez 49; Morales 89 – Wright-Phillips 91+)
This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
The Whitecaps have never lost to the Red Bulls. Vancouver have won the last two meetings – a 4-1 win in the season opener for both teams a year ago, March 8 at BC Place, and a 2-1 victory at Red Bull Arena in the only 2013 meeting between the teams. The teams played to three consecutive 1-1 draws in 2011-12.
Coaches' records: Jesse Marsch vs. VAN: P1 W0 L1 D0 Carl Robinson vs. NYR: P1 W1 L0 D0
FC DALLAS vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS TOYOTA STADIUM, Frisco, Texas May 15, 2015 (Week 11, MLS Game #101) 9 pm ET (UDN)
Two of the high-flyers in their respective conferences meet in an intriguing battle to kick off Viernes de Fútbol as FC Dallas entertain the New York Red Bulls at Toyota Stadium. FC Dallas maintained their hold on a share of the Western Conference lead and the MLS overall table, extended their undefeated run to four games with a come-from-behind 2-1 win against the LA Galaxy last Saturday. The Red Bulls can move top of the Eastern Conference with a win, after a victory in the first-ever Gotham Derby, a 2-1 win against New York City FC last Sunday at Red Bull Arena.
Mauro Diaz set both goals – and now has four assists in the last two games – after FC Dallas won a second consecutive match to extend their undefeated run to four games with a 2-1 win against the LA Galaxy on Saturday evening at Toyota Stadium.
Bradley Wright-Phillips had his seventh career multiple-goal game – in 48 career league appearances – as the New York Red Bulls claimed the first Gotham Derby with a 2-1 win against New York City FC on Sunday afternoon, their first victory in four games.
The Red Bulls have won the last two meetings between the teams, both by 1-0 scorelines – winning a year ago in the only meeting, May 4 at Toyota Stadium, and also in the lone meeting in 2013, at Red Bull Arena.
The Red Bulls have won on three of their last four visits to Frisco, in both league and MLS Cup play. FC Dallas haven’t won at the Red Bulls since 2006, when they took a 2-1 victory at Giants Stadium. FCD has never won at Red Bull Arena (0-1-2).
SUSPENDED: NYR: Matt Miazga (through May 15) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DAL: Atiba Harris … NYR: Damian Perrinelle, Sacha Kljestan DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: NYR: Matt Miazga (U.S. U-20 national team)
HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (41 meetings): FC Dallas 17 wins (0 shootout), 61 goals… Red Bulls 20 wins (1 shootout), 57 goals… Ties 4 AT DALLAS (20 meetings): FC Dallas 9 wins (0 shootout), 31 goals… Red Bulls 9 wins (1 shootout), 27 goals… Ties 2
NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. NEW YORK CITY FC RED BULL ARENA, Harrison, N.J. May 10, 2015 (Week 10, MLS Game #98) 7 pm ET (FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes in US, TSN2 in Canada)
It’s the first meeting for bragging rights in the Big Apple as the New York Red Bulls and New York City FC meet for the first time ever when the clubs face off Sunday evening at Red Bull Arena before a FOX Sports 1 audience. The Red Bulls return home after seeing their undefeated opening to the season put to an end last weekend in a 2-1 loss at New England. NYCFC saw their winless run stretched to seven games with a third loss in a row, falling 3-1 to Seattle Sounders FC at Yankee Stadium last Sunday.
REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Adam Wienckowski; AR2 (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Jose Carlos Rivero MLS Career: 19 games; FC/gm: 26.3; Y/gm: 3.1; R: 7; pens: 5
SUSPENDED: NYC: Kwame Watson-Siriboe (through May 10) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NY: Damian Perrinelle … NYC: Kwame Watson-Siriboe SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: First meeting. RETURN MATCHES: 6/28: New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2); 8/9: New York Red Bulls vs. New York City FC, 7 p.m. ET (FS1)
The New York rivals will meet for the first time when the blue side crosses the river to face the red side at Red Bull Arena. The teams will make the reverse trip when they meet June 28 at Yankee Stadium; the final league encounter this season is set for Aug. 9 in Harrison.
Coaches record: Jason Kreis vs. NY: P12 W5 L3 D4 … Jesse Marsch vs. NYC: first game
NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. COLORADO RAPIDS RED BULL ARENA, Harrison, N.J. April 29, 2015 (WEEK 9, MLS Game #75) 7:30 p.m. ET (MLS LIVE, MSG, Altitude)
The New York Red Bulls and Colorado Rapids will kick off Week 9 of the 2015 MLS season on Wednesday when Pablo Mastroeni and Co. travel to Harrison to take on the Eastern Conference power at Red Bull Arena. New York are the lone remaining unbeaten team in MLS, having moved their record to 3-0-3 after drawing the LA Galaxy 1-1 at home on Sunday. After going winless – and goalless – in their first four matches of the year, Colorado have responded decently in their last three games, posting a 1-1-1 record and scoring six times.
REFEREE: Mark Geiger. AR1 (bench): Greg Barkey; AR2 (opposite): Brian Dunn; 4th: Alex Chilowicz Geiger MLS Career: 133 games; FC/gm: 26.7; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 32; pens: 42
SUSPENDED: COL: Marcelo Sarvas (through 4/29) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NYR: Damian Perrinelle SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (38 meetings): Red Bulls 15 wins (0 shootout), 58 goals … Rapids 17 wins (0 shootout), 58 goals … Ties 6 AT RED BULLS (19 meetings): Red Bulls 9 wins, 40 goals … Rapids 7 wins, 29 goals … Ties 3
The Red Bulls set a club record for longest unbeaten streak to start a season on Sunday, breaking the five-game unbeaten run achieved at the start of the 2007 season, with a 1-1 draw against LA on Sunday to move to 3-0-3 on the year. While they stayed unbeaten, the Red Bulls fell out of first in the East with the result, slipping behind weekend winners New England Revolution and D.C. United.
Felipe scored his first goal in a Red Bulls uniform on Sunday, fortuitously getting on the end of a deflected ball in the box and heading a close-range effort home to tie the game in the 58th minute. Felipe was acquired by New York this offseason in a trade with Montreal that reunited the Brazilian midfielder with first-year Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch, whom he played under when Marsch coached the Impact in 2012.
The Rapids bounced back from a 3-1 home defeat to Seattle with a 1-1 draw against Dallas in their last match, getting a second-half equalizer from midfielder Nick LaBrocca to earn a point at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Friday. While Colorado picked up a result, they weren't entirely thrilled with their performance, which saw the Rapids hold a man advantage for the final 30 minutes after Dallas forward Blas Perez was ejected in the 59th minute.
The sides drew their lone meeting against each other last season, playing to a 1-1 tie at Red Bull Arena on March 15, 2014. Thierry Henry opened the scoring, giving the Red Bulls a 57th-minute lead before Rapids attacker Vicente Sanchez equalized with a 72nd-minute penalty kick.
The Rapids have never won at Red Bull Arena, posting a 2-0-2 record in four regular-season contests at New York.
