NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
RED BULL ARENA, Harrison, N.J.
June 19, 2016 (WEEK 15, MLS Game #149)
7:30 p.m. ET (FS1, MLS LIVE)
A pair of teams with similar records but in very different places meet in an interconference match when the New York Red Bulls play host to Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday evening at Red Bull Arena before an FS1 audience. The Red Bulls have won three games in a row -- by an 11-0 goal differential -- and are now tied for second place in the Eastern Conference after a 3-0 win against Toronto FC in their last league match. Sounders FC snapped a three-game losing run in their last MLS game, a 2-0 win at D.C. United, leaving them in ninth place in the Western Conference.
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- The Red Bulls won their third game in a row – all by shutout – in their last match, a 3-0 win against Toronto FC on May 28 at Red Bull Arena. Bradley Wright-Phillips scored a hat trick in the opening 27 minutes – the fastest triple from the start of a game in MLS history – for all three goals; Wright-Phillips has five goals and an assist over the three-game winning run, where the Red Bulls have outscored their opponents 11-0.
- Sounders FC put an end to a three-game losing slide in their last league game, a 2-0 win at D.C. United on June 1. Rookie Jordan Morris scored his fifth goal of the season, all coming over the last eight games.
- The Red Bulls have a three-game home undefeated streak in the series, including a 4-1 win Sept. 20, 2014 at Red Bull Arena, their first victory in the series since 2011.
- Sounders FC have a three-game home undefeated streak in the series, including a 2-1 win last May 31 at CenturyLink Field in the only meeting between the teams.
REFEREE: Chris Penso. AR1 (bench): Brian Dunn; AR2 (opposite): Jeff Muschik; 4th: Jose Carlos Rivero
MLS Career: 86 games; FC/gm: 24.0; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 29; pens: 30
SUSPENDED: NYR: Gonzalo Veron (through June 19)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NYR: Mike Grella, Ronald Zubar -- SEA: Osvaldo Alonso
DISABLED LIST: NYR: Damian Perrinelle -- SEA: Roman Torres
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: SEA: Clint Dempsey (USA; Copa America)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (10 meetings): Red Bulls 3 wins, 13 goals -- Sounders FC 4 wins, 15 goals -- Ties 3
AT RED BULLS (5 meetings): Red Bulls 2 wins, 8 goals -- Sounders FC 1 win, 5 goals -- Ties 2
LAST YEAR (MLS):
5/31: SEA 2, NYR 1 (Pappa 69; Barrett 91+ -- Sam 36)
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- Coaches record: Sigi Schmid vs. NYR: P34 W12 L15 T7 -- Jesse Marsch vs. SEA: P2 W1 L1 T0
