The New York Red Bulls host FC Cincinnati on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. The New York Red Bulls are fourth in the conference table at 11-7-8 on 40 points with a goal difference' of +8. New York picked up a big victory on the road Wednesday night when defeating Atlanta United 2-1. Lewis Morgan scored in the 11th minute for New York and John Toklin added the eventual winner four minutes later in the 15th minute.
New York has one win, one draw and three losses in its last five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored six goals and conceded nine. New York has been held scoreless in three of the last five matches. Lewis Morgan is the leading goal scorer for New York with 11, while Luquinhas has scored five. Morgan is also the leader in assists four, while three others have three assists apiece.
FC Cincinnati is ninth in the conference table at 8-9-8 on 33 points with a goal difference of -3. FC Cincinnati battled at home to a 2-2 draw with Atlanta United last Saturday Brandon Vasquez scored Cincinnati's first goal in the 29th minute and Brenner added a second in the 41st minute but the Cincinnati back line and goalkeeper gave up an equalizer to Atlanta United in the 83rd minute and had to share the spoils.
Cincinnati has one win, three draws and one loss in its most recent five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored 10 goals and conceded 10. Brandon Vasquez is the leading goal scorer for Cincinnati with 15, while Brenner has scored nine and Luciano Acosta has scored six. Acosta is the leader in assists with nine, while three others have four assists apiece.
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