Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the New York Red Bulls and DC United. The first-division clash scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN2.
New York Red Bulls head coach Mike Petke had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via MLS's official website): "These guys really understand that [we need to keep this momentum going]. How do we keep it going? Because we have to, 100 percent. We have to rack points up and it comes down to the next game which is D.C. on Wednesday at home."
"I think these guys understand [the intensity] has to stay up," he added. "If it doesn't, then we're going to give ourselves less of a chance to succeed."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Tonight's match will serve as Fabian Espindola's return to Red Bull Arena. The 29-year-old spent last season with the club. He enters today with nine goals, eight assists and an average of 2.4 key passes per match.
New York Red Bulls' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Robles; Eckersley, Sekagya, Olave, Duvall; Steele, McCarty; Henry, Luyindula, Sam; Wright-Phillips
DC United's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hamid; Kemp, Birnbaum, Boswell, Franklin; Estrada, Arnaud, Kitchen, DeLeon; Johnson, Espindola
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
DC United |
27 |
14 |
5 |
8 |
42 |
30 |
12 |
47 |
|||
|
2 |
Sporting Kansas City |
28 |
12 |
6 |
10 |
39 |
34 |
5 |
42 |
|||
|
3 |
New England Revolution |
27 |
12 |
3 |
12 |
39 |
38 |
1 |
39 |
|||
|
4 |
Philadelphia Union |
27 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
43 |
41 |
2 |
36 |
|||
|
5 |
Columbus Crew |
27 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
38 |
34 |
4 |
36 |
|||
|
6 |
New York Red Bulls |
26 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
41 |
39 |
2 |
34 |
|||
|
7 |
Toronto FC |
26 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
35 |
42 |
-7 |
33 |
|||
|
8 |
Houston Dynamo |
26 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
31 |
48 |
-17 |
31 |
|||
|
9 |
Chicago Fire |
26 |
5 |
14 |
7 |
33 |
39 |
-6 |
29 |
|||
|
10 |
Impact Montreal |
26 |
5 |
5 |
16 |
29 |
48 |
-19 |
20 |
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Seattle Sounders |
26 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
48 |
35 |
13 |
51 |
|||
|
2 |
LA Galaxy |
26 |
14 |
7 |
5 |
54 |
27 |
27 |
49 |
|||
|
3 |
Real Salt Lake |
27 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
42 |
32 |
10 |
46 |
|||
|
4 |
FC Dallas |
27 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
46 |
36 |
10 |
42 |
|||
|
5 |
Portland Timbers |
27 |
8 |
11 |
8 |
47 |
46 |
1 |
35 |
|||
|
6 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
26 |
7 |
13 |
6 |
33 |
34 |
-1 |
34 |
|||
|
7 |
Colorado Rapids |
27 |
8 |
6 |
13 |
37 |
46 |
-9 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
25 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
32 |
36 |
-4 |
27 |
|||
|
9 |
Chivas USA |
27 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
23 |
47 |
-24 |
24 |
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