New York Red Bulls (11-9-14, seventh in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. New York City FC (14-12-8, sixth in the Conference during the regular season)
The Bronx, New York; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC +119, New York +208; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Cincinnati 0-0, New York City FC plays the New York Red Bulls.
NYCFC is 14-7-8 in conference matchups. NYCFC is 7-2-2 when it scores two goals.
The Red Bulls are 11-9-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls rank sixth in the Eastern Conference with 55 goals led by Lewis Morgan with 13.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. NYCFC won the last meeting 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has 17 goals and three assists for NYCFC. Santiago Rodriguez has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Morgan has scored 13 goals and added six assists for the Red Bulls. Sean Nealis has one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 4-3-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 5.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 2-5-3, averaging 1.5 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured).
Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Kyle Duncan (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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