New York Red Bulls face D.C. United following shutout victory
DC United (4-9-7, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Red Bulls (9-4-7, third in the Eastern Conference)
Harrison, New Jersey; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE New York -190, DC United +470, Draw +320; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Toronto 3-0, the New York Red Bulls face D.C. United.
The Red Bulls are 7-4-3 in conference matchups. The Red Bulls are 5-0-0 when they score at least three goals.
United is 3-8-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. United has drawn a league-leading 125 corner kicks, averaging 6.3 per game.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Red Bulls won the last game 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lewis Morgan has scored nine goals and added two assists for the Red Bulls. Wikelman Carmona has one goal and three assists over the last 10 games.
Christian Benteke has scored 14 goals and added two assists for United. Jared Stroud has five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Bulls: 5-3-2, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 5.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
United: 1-6-3, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 6.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Serge Ngoma (injured), Peter Stroud (injured), Carlos Miguel (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured), Emil Forsberg (injured).
United: William Conner Antley (injured), Kristian Fletcher (injured), Jackson Hopkins (injured), Christopher McVey (injured), Steve Birnbaum (injured), Russell Canouse (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.