New York Red Bulls face Los Angeles FC following shutout win

Sat, Jun 25, 2022
Soccer News (AP)

New York Red Bulls (7-4-5, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (9-3-3, first in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: LAFC -114, New York +279, Draw +270; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Toronto 2-0, the New York Red Bulls play Los Angeles FC.

LAFC is 5-1-2 at home. LAFC is 4-0-1 when it scores a pair of goals.

The Red Bulls are 5-2-1 in road games. The Red Bulls have a 4-0-1 record in games they score three or more goals.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Vela has scored six goals and added three assists for LAFC. Diego Palacios has two assists over the past 10 games.

Lewis Morgan has scored seven goals and added one assist for the Red Bulls. Omir Fernandez has three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: LAFC: 5-3-2, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.6 shots on goal and 7.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

Red Bulls: 4-2-4, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: LAFC: Julian Gaines (injured), Tomas Romero (injured), Ismael Tajouri (injured).

Red Bulls: Serge Ngoma (injured), Lucas Monzon (injured), Andres Reyes (injured), Cameron Harper (injured), Aaron Long (injured).

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