Philadelphia Union look to stop losing streak in matchup with the New York Red Bulls
New York Red Bulls (9-4-8, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia Union (4-9-8, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
Chester, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE New York +144, Philadelphia +162, Draw +263; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Union aim to stop a five-game skid when they host the New York Red Bulls.
The Union are 1-7-6 in Eastern Conference play. The Union are 10th in the Eastern Conference allowing only 39 goals.
The Red Bulls are 7-4-4 against Eastern Conference teams. The Red Bulls are fourth in the Eastern Conference with 106 shots on goal, averaging 5.0 per game.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Daniel Gazdag has 11 goals and one assist for the Union. Jesus Bueno has two goals over the last 10 games.
Lewis Morgan has nine goals and two assists for the Red Bulls. Cameron Harper has five goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Union: 1-6-3, averaging 1.5 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 5-2-3, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.6 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Union: Markus Anderson (injured), Isaiah Konrad McNeil LeFlore (injured), Jose Martinez (injured), Thai Baribo (injured), Andre Blake (injured), Mikael Uhre (injured), Alejandro Bedoya (injured).
Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Serge Ngoma (injured), Peter Stroud (injured), Carlos Miguel (injured), Emil Forsberg (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
