The New York Red Bulls (11-8-14, 47 pts.) face off against Columbus Crew (17-6-9, 60 pts.) on Saturday, October 19 at Red Bull Arena for MLS Decision Day. It will also be the club’s annual Fan Appreciation Night. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English, Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
Coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV begins at 6 p.m. ET. Callum Williams will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Calen Carr on the English side, while Pablo Ramirez will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Jesus Bracamontes on the Spanish side. New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 5:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.
This will be the 81st overall regular season meeting between New York and Columbus, with the Crew holding the advantage with a 34-33-13 mark. The Red Bulls have posted a 20-12-6 mark at home against Columbus. They have accumulated 28 points at Red Bull Arena this season and with a win, they will accumulate their most points at Red Bull Arena in a season since 2018. The last time Columbus visited Red Bull Arena; the Red Bulls won 2-1 with forward Dante Vanzeir scoring a last-minute winner for New York. Columbus have posted an 8-3-5 mark on the road this season and then, the Red Bulls have posted a 7-2-7 mark at Red Bull Arena.
Vanzeir has posted three goal contributions in his last five MLS matches. He also has scored in back-to-back matches at Red Bull Arena. The Belgium international has posted 14 goal contributions this season, which includes 10 assists. He is the first Red Bulls player since 2018 to record double-digit assists in a season and the first forward to do so since 2014.
Following Saturday’s match, the Red Bulls will await final results from MLS Decision Day to see their placement in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs.
First 15,000 fans get a RED RUNS ON rally towel.
