New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United
2020 MLS Regular Season Match 9
Red Bull Arena – Harrison, N.J.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. ET
MSG, MSG Go, New York Red Bulls Radio
#RBNYvDC
Game Notes vs. D.C. United
All-Time Series: D.C. United leads, 34-30-15
At New York: Red Bulls lead, 17-13-8
HARRISON, N.J. (August 31, 2020) – After earning a tough road point at New England, the New York Red Bulls (3-3-2, 11 pts) return to Red Bull Arena for back-to-back matches, beginning with Atlantic Cup rival D.C. United (1-4-3, 6 pts) on Wednesday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. with coverage on MSG, MSG Go and New York Red Bulls Radio on TuneIn.
Coverage on MSG begins at 7 p.m. ET with the Red Bulls Pregame show. Steve Cangialosi will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Shep Messing and Michelle Gingras.
New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 6:30 p.m. EST with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Honda, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley. Ernesto Motta will carry the Spanish play-by-play responsibilities, beginning at 7 p.m.
New York and D.C. will meet for the 80th time in regular-season play and 93rd time across all competitions. D.C. has the upper hand in the all-time series in both categories, as they own edges in regular-season play, 34-30-15 and 43-35-17 in the all-time series. New York, however, has turned the table as they are unbeaten in the last 10 regular-season matches (5-0-5) and have only lost twice to D.C. United at Red Bull Arena (9-2-5) across all competitions.
Red Bulls Homegrowns Omir Fernandez and Ben Mines connected for a goal in New England to secure a 1-1 draw. Fernandez tallied his first goal as a starter, having tallied two goals and two assists prior as a substitute. Ben Mines recorded his first MLS assist in just his second career start, having previously scored his first MLS goal in his first career MLS start against Portland in 2018.
New York remains as one of the top MLS teams when playing at home, owning the best home record in MLS, with the most home wins and points, since Red Bull Arena opened in 2010. Alongside a top mark of 109-27-34 for 361 points, the Red Bulls are unbeaten in their last four home matches (3-0-1) and have posted three shutouts during the stretch. Four of Ryan Meara’s five career MLS shutouts have come at RBA as he owns a 6-0-3 mark at home in regular-season matches with a 0.89 goals-against average.
New York remains at home on Sunday as they host Philadelphia Union. Kickoff at Red Bull Arena is set for 7 p.m. with coverage on MSG, MSG Go and New York Red Bulls Radio.
