New York Red Bulls II (11-4-4, 39 pts) travel to Historic Crew Stadium to face Columbus Crew 2 (3-11-3, 13 pts) on Thursday, July 31.
Here are the Keys to the Game:
GOAL MITCHELL
New York forward Roald Mitchell is coming off his first start of the season and first start since suffering a knee injury on April 14, 2024.
The Montclair, N.J. native scored a brace for his third career multi-goal match.
ROAD DAWGS
In six all-time MLS NEXT Pro matches between New York and Columbus, the visiting team is undefeated. Red Bulls II are 3-0 on the road against Crew 2 and have given up zero goals while scoring eight.
Red Bulls II also have earned a result in seven of their ten road matches this season, winning five matches and drawing three.
DOWN TO THE WIRE
In the last four matches between New York and Columbus, the two sides have scored four goals in the 65th minute or later.
In their last matchup on May 25, defender Matthew Dos Santos bent a free kick top right corner in the 80th minute to seal a 1-0 victory.
Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. ET with coverage available on MLSNEXTPro.com
