New York Red Bulls (10-4-11, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (10-8-7, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Charlotte FC +138, New York +182, Draw +242; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Lewis Morgan leads the New York Red Bulls into a matchup with Charlotte FC after a two-goal showing against Cincinnati.
Charlotte is 8-5-4 in Eastern Conference play. Charlotte ranks second in the Eastern Conference allowing just 27 goals.
The Red Bulls are 8-4-6 against Eastern Conference teams. The Red Bulls have a +11 goal differential, scoring 42 goals while conceding 31.
The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season. The Red Bulls won the last meeting 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Patrick Agyemang has scored seven goals and added two assists for Charlotte. Ashley Westwood has four assists over the last 10 games.
Morgan has 12 goals and two assists for the Red Bulls. Elias Manoel has scored two goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 4-3-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 3-1-6, averaging 1.4 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Junior Urso (injured).
Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Serge Ngoma (injured), Peter Stroud (injured), John Tolkin (injured), Emil Forsberg (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
