NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. D.C. UNITED
RED BULL ARENA, Harrison, N.J.
August 30, 2015 (WEEK 26, MLS Game #266)
7 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1)
The Atlantic Cup rivalry is renewed for a third time this season in a meeting of Eastern Conference high-flyers when the New York Red Bulls and D.C. United meet at Red Bull Arena on Sunday afternoon before a FOX Sports 1 audience as part of Heineken Rivalry Week. The Red Bulls return home after seeing their six-game undefeated run put to an end in a 3-2 loss at the Chicago Fire at midweek. The Red Bulls now sit in third place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind United, who are coming off a second consecutive league defeat in a 2-0 home loss to San Jose last weekend.
REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. AR1 (bench): Eric Boria; AR2 (opposite): Felisha Mariscal; 4th: Juan Guzman
MLS Career: 189 games; FC/gm: 23.3; Y/gm: 2.8; R: 36; pens: 55
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NYR: Dax McCarty, Connor Lade Ö DC: Davy Arnaud, Perry Kitchen
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NYR: Sacha Kljestan, Felipe Martins, Chris Duvall, Mike Grella, Lloyd Sam, Matt Miazga Ö DC: Bobby Boswell, Conor Doyle, Sean Franklin, Taylor Kemp
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
- Mike Grella recorded an assist for a third consecutive match, setting up Bradley Wright-Phillips’ second goal in as many games in the Red Bulls’ 3-0 win against Toronto FC in their last match. Grella has three goals and five assists in the last 11 matches.
- D.C. United suffered their second consecutive league defeat, losing their second game of the season at RFK Stadium in a 2-0 defeat by the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening, knocking them out of the top spot in the race for the Supporters’ Shield.
- This is the third meeting of the season between the teams. The Red Bulls took a 2-0 victory on March 22 at Red Bull Arena, as Bradley Wright-Phillips and Lloyd Sam each scored on either side of halftime. Sam scored again in the 90th minute of the second meeting, canceling out a pair of Perry Kitchen goals for United to leave the teams in a 2-2 draw April 11 at RFK Stadium.
- The teams also met in the Eastern Conference Semifinals a year ago, the Red Bulls winning 3-2 on aggregate as each team won their home game. It was the fifth time in 19 MLS seasons the arch-rivals have met in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
- The teams play for the Atlantic Cup, awarded to the winner of the season series by supporters groups from both clubs. They’ve met 81 times in all competitions over the years; New York has won 27 and United have won 42, including a 7-2-2 record in the postseason.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (67 meetings): Red Bulls 24 wins (1 shootout), 96 goals – United 33 wins (1 shootout), 122 goals – Ties 10
AT NEW YORK (32 meetings): Red Bulls 14 wins (0 shootout), 43 goals – United 13 wins (0 shootout), 50 goals – Ties 5
COACHES: Ben Olsen vs. NYR: P13 W4 L6 D3 – Jesse Marsch vs. DC: P5 W2 L1 D2
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