New York Red Bulls vs. Colorado Rapids
2018 MLS Regular Season Match 9
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park – Commerce City, Colo.
Saturday, May 12, 2018 – 9 p.m. ET
MSG, MSG Go, New York Red Bulls Radio
#COLvRBNY
Games Notes vs. Colorado
All-Time Series: Rapids lead, 18-16-7
Series in Colorado: Rapids lead, 11-6-3
HARRISON, N.J. (May 9, 2018) – Following back-to-back wins, the New York Red Bulls (5-3-0, 15 pts) look to carry their success on the road against the Colorado Rapids (2-4-2, 8 pts) on Saturday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. ET with coverage on MSG, MSG Go and New York Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish on TuneIn.
Coverage of Saturday’s match on MSG begins at 8:30 p.m. with Honda Red Bulls Game Night. Steve Cangialosi will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Shep Messing and Michelle Gingras.
New York Red Bulls Radio goes live at 8:30 p.m. ET with triHonda Countdown to Kickoff, hosted by Matt Harmon. Ernesto Motta will have the Spanish play-by-play call for the New York Red Bulls Radio and will be live at 9 p.m.
New York will look to build upon their last two wins with a road trip to Colorado. The Red Bulls have strung together back-to-back league wins for the first time this season and aim for three consecutive wins for the first time since July of 2017. During the stretch, New York has tallied their fifth and sixth three-plus goal performances.
The Red Bulls have scored at least three goals in six or more league matches during head coach Jesse Marsch’s first four seasons at the helm. Before Marsch, New York tallied at least three goals in six or more league matches just 12 times before. In 2018, the Red Bulls have attained this feat in the shortest number of matches (8) in franchise history. Bradley Wright-Phillips has been the catalyst for New York’s offense as he has strung together four consecutive matches with at least one point and leading the team in goals (6) and second in assists (4). Over the last four matches, Wright-Phillips has tallied nine points on three goals and three assists.
New York aim to buck their trend at Colorado’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Park since it was built in 2007. The Red Bulls have won just once in the last seven matches (1-5-1) and have been outscored, 17-4, in Commerce City, Colorado. In 2018, New York is 1-2-0 on the road as all three have been one-goal games.
New York remains on the road as they travel to Atlanta next weekend. The Red Bulls and Atlanta United FC clash in a Sunday night nationally broadcast match at 7 p.m. ET on FS1, Fox Sports Go and New York Red Bulls Radio in English on TuneIn.
