On Sat May 28th, New York Red Bulls will play host to DC United in a clash of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 4th placed New York Red Bulls, recorded a 0-2 loss against Inter Miami. Ariel Lassiter struck first for Inter Miami in the 29th minute, then Robert Taylor added another in the 88th minute In the end, New York Red Bulls was frustrated by Inter Miami’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Inter Miami ended the match with the shutout victory. New York Red Bulls is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed DC United, recorded a 2-2 draw against Toronto. Edison Flores scored the first goal for DC United in the 8th minute, but Ayomide Akinola got the equalizer for Toronto in the 36th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season DC United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
DC United’s most prolific scorer has been Taxiarchis Fountas. The Greek midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Patryk Klimala has been the most prolific scorer on New York Red Bulls in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.