On Friday Jul 1st, New York Red Bulls hosts Atlanta United in a Major League Soccer match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. New York Red Bulls sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Los Angeles FC. Chicho Arango struck first for Los Angeles FC in the 67th minute on a feed from Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido, then Diego Jose Palacios Espinoza added another in the 70th minute In the end, New York Red Bulls was frustrated by Los Angeles FC’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Los Angeles FC ended the match with the shutout victory. New York Red Bulls is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while atlanta United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Toronto. Osorio struck first for Toronto in the 8th minute, then Luiz Araújo got the equalizer for Atlanta United in the 57th minute on a feed from Franco Ibarra. Atlanta United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Luiz Araújo has been the most prolific scorer on Atlanta United in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. New York Red Bulls’s most prolific scorer has been Luquinhas. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.