The New York Red Bulls (10-10-6, 36 pts.) returns home to Sports Illustrated Stadium to face off against the first place Philadelphia Union (15-5-6, 51 pts.) on Saturday, August 16.
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One Fifty
The New York Red Bulls are seeing their 150th victory at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday.
Since Sports Illustrated Stadium opened in 2010, the Red Bulls are tied for the most wins (149) at home and are first for the most points at home (507) in MLS.
The Seattle Sounders are the only other club to have 149 wins at home over that timespan.
Emil + Choupo
Emil Forsberg and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting have powered the Red Bulls, especially at home, this season.
Forsberg has recorded seven goal contributions in his last seven MLS appearances. He has recorded a goal contribution in four-straight appearances at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
Choupo-Moting has scored 15 MLS goals this season, which is tied for third in MLS and first among MLS newcomers. Choupo-Moting has scored eight goals in his last six appearances at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
15,000
Sean Nealis eclipsed 15,000 minutes across all competitions for New York and became the seventh player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
Nealis can continue to climb the ranks on Saturday with a start or appearance off the bench.
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Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
