New York Red Bulls Vs LA Galaxy Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | MLS

New York Red Bulls Vs LA Galaxy Preview

Tournament: MLS

Date: Sunday, 11 May

Kick-off time: 23:30 GMT

Venue: Red Bull Arena

New York Red Bulls are set to tussle with the LA Galaxy in a mouthwatering clash at the Red Bull Arena, looking to return to winning ways in the league.

New York Red Bulls have made a decent start to the season, accumulating 15 points from the first 11 matches as they languish 10th in the table. They are also through to the next round of the Open Cup after thrashing Colorado Springs Switchbacks by a 4-1 scoreline. Now, they can shift their focus to the league as they aim to bounce back after their heavy defeat against Inter Miami. The last five matches haven't been great for them after managing only two wins, one draw and two losses. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is leading the goalscoring chart for them with four goals, and Omar Valencia is providing the most assists with four.

LA Galaxy on the other hand are going through a tough season as they find themselves in the bottom of the Western Conference MLS table. They are yet to win a game this season having drawn three and lost eight matches thus far. The thing that is most concerning for them is their inability to score goals having only managed to score 8 goals in 11 matches while also conceding the joint most goals with 21. Greg Vanney knows pretty well his side has to start performing, otherwise things will start going badly for them, as it will create a negative surrounding, as no one wants to lose. One positive for them this season has been the form of Christian Ramirez, who has scored four goals for them and is their top scorer, and Miki Yamane leads the assists chart with two.

New York Red Bulls Team News

The Red Bulls head to this with several players on the sidelines. The injury list includes Cameron Harper, Daniel Edelman, Dylan Nealis, Lewis Morgan, Marcelo Morales, and Serge Ngoma. It's a quite staggering amount of players injured who would have significantly improved the squad if were fit.

LA Galaxy Team News

The visitors will be the happier squad of the two as they have all the players available except for Ricard Puig, who is suffering from a long-term injury. Puig suffered a cruciate ligament injury back against Seattle Sounders last year and is expected to be available around mid-August. The good news, however, is that Marco Reus, Gabriel Pec are all back from injuries as they aim to turn their season around.

New York Red Bulls Vs LA Galaxy Predicted Lineups

New York Red Bulls predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Coronel

Defenders: Duncan, Nealis, Eile, Valencia

Midfielders: Carballo, Stroud

Attackers: Hall, Forsberg, Carmona; Choupo-Moting

LA Galaxy predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: McCarthy

Defenders: Yamane, Garces, Yoshida, Nelson

Midfielders: Cerrillo, Fagundez

Attackers: Pec, Reus, Paintsil; Ramirez

New York Red Bulls Vs LA Galaxy H2H Record

The New York Red Bulls and LA Galaxy have always given tough fight to each other. They have played some classic thrillers in the last five matches, where each match has ended with three goals or more. The LA Galaxy have won thrice in the last five matches, with the Red Bulls bouncing back with two wins.

Key players to watch in New York Red Bulls Vs LA Galaxy

Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls)

Emil Forsberg is a vital cog of this Red Bulls team who can decide the outcome of the match with his brilliance, which we have witnessed over the years in the Bundesliga. Known as the set-piece specialist, Forsberg can put some wonderful balls in the box and can also net some marvellous free kicks at the same time. This season, he has already scored three goals and has just one assist due to his teammates' poor finishing, having an astonishing 22 chances already.

Marco Reus (LA Galaxy)

Another player who has taken his time to establish himself in the new surroundings, with injuries partly to blame. We have already seen when fit, Marco Reus can cause havoc using his wonderful speed, dribbling skills, and also his ability to chip in with goals and assists. This season, he has just one goal to his name, having started only three games. In these matches, he still made the difference, creating 14 chances for his teammates, while also attempting 2.80 shots per match.

New York Red Bulls Vs LA Galaxy Prediction

The Red Bulls have made a decent start to the season as compared to the visitors who are struggling to win matches in a row. LA Galaxy need to improve their defensive performance to contain the Red Bulls, who have the quality in their ranks to hurt them on the break. However, the home team need also needs to be wary of the threat of the visitors who have the quality to change the outcome of the match.

Predicted Score: New York Red Bulls 2-1 LA Galaxy

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