D.C. UNITED vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS
RFK STADIUM, Washington, D.C.
MAY 13, 2016 (WEEK 11, MLS GAME #102)
7 pm ET (UniMas, MLS LIVE)
The challenge for the Atlantic Cup is renewed again, when MLS Original rivals D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls clash for the first time this season as part of Viernes de Fútbol at RFK Stadium. United remain at home after seeing a brief two-game undefeated run put to an end last Sunday evening in a 2-0 loss to New York City FC. The Red Bulls are on the road for a second consecutive match, their brief two-game winning streak coming to a halt in a 1-1 draw at Orlando City SC.
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- United will be hosting a New York team for the second straight game, after having suffered a 2-0 loss to NYCFC in RFK Stadium on Mother's Day. D.C. had a modest two-game unbeaten streak end with their loss, while the Red Bulls' 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC last Friday ended a two-game winning streak.
- The teams also met in the Eastern Conference semifinals last fall, with the Red Bulls winning 1-0 in each leg to advance. It was their second straight meeting in the playoffs, and the third time in the last four years they have met in the postseason.
REFEREE: Silviu Petrescu. AR1 (bench): Adam Wienckowski; AR2 (opposite): Craig Lowry; 4th: Alan Kelly
MLS Career: 110 games; FC/gm: 27.5; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 15; pens: 21
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DC: Sean Franklin
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DC: Luciano Acosta -- NYR: Ronald Zubar
DISABLED LIST: DC: Bill Hamid -- NYR: Damian Perrinelle
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (68 meetings): United 33 wins (1 shootout), 122 goals -- Red Bulls 25 wins (1 shootout), 99 goals -- Ties 10
AT RFK STADIUM (35 meetings): United 20 wins (1 shootout), 72 goals -- Red Bulls 10 wins (1 shootout), 53 goals -- Ties 5
RETURN MATCHES: 8/21: D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN1); 9/11: New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN1)
LAST YEAR (MLS):
3/22: NYR 2, DC 0 (B. Wright-Phillips 25; Sam 71)
4/11: DC 2, NYR 2 (Kitchen 26, 66 - Perrinelle 68; Sam 90)
8/30: NYR 3, DC 0 (Sam 33; B. Wright-Phillips 42, 64)
- The Red Bulls have a four-game undefeated streak in league play alive in the series. They have a six-game undefeated streak in regular season matches going at Red Bull Arena, with four consecutive wins, including 2-0 victories in both meetings in Harrison last year, on March 22 and Aug. 30.
- United have a three-game undefeated streak in the series alive at RFK Stadium, reaching a 2-2 draw last April 11 in the only league meeting there; United had won the two previous home games in the series.
- The teams play for the Atlantic Cup, awarded to the winner of the season series by supporters groups from both clubs. They've met 84 times in all competitions over the years; New York has won 30 and United have won 42, including a 7-4-2 record in the postseason.
- Coaches record: Jesse Marsch vs. DC: P6 W3 L1 D2 -- Ben Olsen vs. NYC: P14 W4 L7 D3
