New York City FC hosts the New York Red Bulls in Eastern Conference play

New York Red Bulls (5-5-3, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (5-5-3, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

, ; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC +109, New York +213, Draw +260; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC and the New York Red Bulls meet in Eastern Conference action.

NYCFC is 5-3-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC ranks ninth in the league drawing 67 corner kicks, averaging 5.2 per game.

The Red Bulls are 3-4-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls are 1-4-0 when they score a single goal.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has scored six goals for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has seven goals for the Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 4-4-2, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.

Red Bulls: 4-4-2, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Keaton Parks (injured), Malachi Jones (injured), Kevin O’Toole (injured).

Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Serge Ngoma (injured), Marcelo Morales (injured), Dylan Nealis (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.