For the first time since 2019, the New York Red Bulls and the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps will square off in a rare interconference match on Saturday night. With a game remaining, the Red Bulls (4-1-4, 16 points), who are two points behind Inter Miami and in second place in the Eastern Conference, have won their previous five games (2-0-3).
The Red Bulls have drawn their last two games, most recently at LAFC on April 20, when Denis Bouanga’s equalizer in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time erased a late 2-1 lead for the team.
Red Bulls midfielder Daniel Edelman remarked, “Not being able to come away with three points in that game was definitely like a knife to the heart.” “I think we have to take that performance and focus on how we can be locked in.” The Red Bulls will try to maintain their unblemished record at Red Bull Arena (2-0-1). They previously triumphed 2-1 over FC Cincinnati on April 6. On the other hand, Vancouver is a flawless 3-0-0 away from home. With a game remaining, the Whitecaps (5-2-1, 16 points) are two points behind the LA Galaxy in second place in the West going into Saturday’s game.
It won’t be easy. Regarding the Red Bulls, Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini stated, “They’re a team that [has] a very distinct and, I would say, peculiar style of play, like we do, to be honest.” “So I think it needs to be a game where we need to be very, very intense… [and] very well organized.” With six goals, Lewis Morgan is New York’s top scorer, two goals behind league leader Cristian Arango. With six assists, Dante Vanzeir is tied for the lead in the MLS going into Saturday. Along with two assists, Brian White, who leads the Whitecaps in goal scoring with 15 in 2023, has a team-high four goals. The former striker for the Red Bulls will play against his old team for the first time since his June 2021 move to Vancouver.
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