New York Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC
RED BULL ARENA, Harrison, N.J.
August 15, 2015 (MLS Game #236)
7 pm ET (TSN2)
A pair of clubs in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff chase meet for the first time this season when the New York Red Bulls play host to Toronto FC on Saturday evening at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls stretched their undefeated run to five games, completing a sweep of New York City FC with a 2-0 win last Sunday at Red Bull Arena. Toronto FC are back on the road after seeing their BMO Field undefeated run put to an end in a 3-1 home loss to Sporting Kansas City last Saturday.
- Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his fourth goal in the last five matches – as the Red Bulls remained undefeated over that stretch – in their 2-0 win against New York City FC on Sunday afternoon at Red Bull Arena to complete their season series sweep of the Gotham Derby.
- Sebastian Giovinco collected his 11th assist of the season – one off the MLS assist lead – setting up Michael Bradley’s first goal since June 24, but Toronto FC still saw their four-game undefeated run at BMO Field come to an end in a 3-1 defeat by Sporting Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.
- The Red Bulls are undefeated at Red Bull Arena all-time vs. Toronto FC, with five wins and a draw (and a 17-4 goal differential). TFC’s only away win vs. New York came in 2008, a 3-1 win at Giants Stadium.
- When Toronto FC defeated the Red Bulls 2-0 last May 17 in the only meeting at BMO Field, it snapped a 10-game winless streak in the series, their first victory since 2009.
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REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo
MLS Career: 199 games; FC/gm: 25.0; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 72; pens: 72
AR1 (bench): Corey Parker; AR2 (opposite): Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho; 4th: Alan Kelly
SUSPENDED: NYR: Damian Perrinelle (through August 26)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: TOR: Nick Hagglund
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NYR: Sacha Kljestan, Felipe Martins, Chris Duvall, Mike Grella … TOR: Warren Creavalle, Collen Warner
DISABLED LIST: TOR: Mark Bloom (season-ending injury)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (21 meetings): Red Bulls 11 wins, 41 goals … Toronto FC 5 wins, 21 goals … Ties 5
AT RED BULL ARENA (10 meetings): Red Bulls 8 wins, 28 goals … Toronto FC 1 wins, 7 goals … Ties 1
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