Columbus Crew take on the New York Red Bulls in Eastern Conference action
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1:03 AM on Friday, October 17
By The Associated Press
New York Red Bulls (12-14-7, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (13-8-12, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Columbus -183, New York +436, Draw +321; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Red Bulls visit the Columbus Crew in Eastern Conference action.
The Crew are 10-7-8 in Eastern Conference games. The Crew are sixth in the Eastern Conference with 52 goals led by Diego Rossi with 16.
The Red Bulls are 9-11-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls are 3-0-0 when they score more than two goals.
Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The last meeting ended tied 0-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rossi has 16 goals and three assists for the Crew. Wessam Abou Ali has three goals over the last 10 games.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has scored 16 goals with four assists for the Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg has two goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 2-4-4, averaging 1.4 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 3-6-1, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Sean Zawadzki (injured), Mohamed Farsi (injured), Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Diego Rossi (injured), Rudy Camacho (injured).
Red Bulls: Wiktor Bogacz (injured), Rafael Antonio Mosquera Diaz (injured), AJ Marcucci (injured), Cameron Harper (injured), Noah Eile (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.