But with Jesse Marsch’s men finally heading back to Red Bull Arena for a league fixture for the first time since July 11 – although their road trip was broken up by home games in the US Open Cup and worldwide Champions Cup – they are keen to give their fans a win over local rivals New York City.
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The previous two away fixtures had seen the Red Bulls overcome Philadelphia Union and Orlando City.
For the third time this MLS season, the New York Red Bulls have knocked off rival New York City FC.
William Hill believes that a 2 – 1 win for the Red Bulls is most likely and is offering odds of 7/1 while Bet365 believes a 1 – 1 draw is more likely and is offering odds of 13/2. The win completes a three-game season sweep for the Red Bulls in the inaugural Hudson River rivalry. Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo and David Villa should all start together. It’s unclear who was involved in the fracas outside of the bar in Newark, which is about one mile from Red Bull Arena and on the way from Newark Penn Station. This time in New Jersey, 2-0.
For Sunday’s game, the Red Bulls reduced the number of allotted tickets for members of NYCFC’s supporter’s group from 1,500 to 500.
As close as the match was, NYCFC looked just a bit out paced by the Red Bulls.
But then the Red Bulls took over. Sacha Kljestan crossed a ball in the box and Jefferson Mena whiffed on his clearance attempt, as Bradley Wright-Phillips tapped it home for his 10th goal of the season.
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Bradley Wright-Phillips is their most prolific scorer so far, already with nine goals in 21 league appearances.
