New York Red Bulls host New York City FC in Eastern Conference action
New York City FC (11-11-8, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Red Bulls (10-6-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Harrison, New Jersey; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE New York +111, NYCFC +215, Draw +257; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Red Bulls host New York City FC in conference action.
The Red Bulls are 8-6-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls rank seventh in the Eastern Conference drawing 153 corner kicks, averaging 5.1 per game.
NYCFC is 10-5-8 in Eastern Conference games. NYCFC is 3-0-0 when it records at least three goals.
The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season. NYCFC won the last meeting 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lewis Morgan has 12 goals and two assists for the Red Bulls. Elias Manoel has scored three goals over the last 10 games.
Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has 12 goals and three assists for NYCFC. Monsef Bakrar has two goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Bulls: 1-2-7, averaging 1.3 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NYCFC: 1-3-6, averaging 1.3 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 6.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Wikelman Carmona (injured), Sean Nealis (injured), Kyle Duncan (injured), Emil Forsberg (injured).
NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Birk Risa (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
