The New York Red Bulls (14-9-8, 50 pts.) head to Yankee Stadium to battle rivals New York City FC (13-11-7, 46 pts.) on Saturday, September 17 at Yankee Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET with coverage on MSG, MSG GO, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish via TuneIn, the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
Get to know the matchup in By The Numbers, presented by New Jersey Lottery:
17- With his game-winning goal against New England, his 17th of the season, Lewis Morgan becomes only the second player to reach that total since 2012, with the other being Bradley Wright-Phillips.
50- The win against New England got New York to the 50 point mark for the season. That is the first time the Red Bulls have reached that mark since 2018.
15- Of the 23 total matchups between these New York Derby rivals, the home team has won 15 of them.Â
13- NYC goalkeeper Sean Johnson has 13 clean sheets this season, which is tied for the most in MLS. That total includes the 1-0 victory over the Red Bulls on July 17.
1- NYC has only one win in their last 10 matches since leading scorer Taty Castellanos left the club. This poor streak has seen them fall from second to fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
3- With three points against NYCFC on Saturday, New York would guarantee that they finish above their rivals in the MLS standings and would get them one step closer to a third place finish in the Eastern Conference standings.
1.37- The Red Bulls defense has been statistically stingy so far this season. They lead MLS in expected goals allowed on the road with a 1.37 xGA total. NYCFC has the third-highest expected goals total at home, though, with 2.17 expected goals average when they are the home side.
