In the Eastern Conference of the MLS table, New York Red Bulls are placed fourth, while Austin FC are sitting second in the Western Conference.
New York Red Bulls will travel to Austin FC for a highly anticipated clash in Major League Soccer on Monday. The upcoming clash at Q2 Stadium will see two sides from different conferences taking on each other. New York Red Bulls are playing in the Eastern Conference, while Austin FC are currently participating in the Western Conference. Both sides are sitting near the top of the table in their respective standings, hence it will be difficult to call a winner from this clash. Home advantage and recent form might slightly give the edge to Austin, however, New York Red Bulls cannot be taken lightly in any scenario.
Austin FC vs New York Red Bulls | Key details |
Date | July 25 |
Venue | Q2 Stadium |
Kickoff time in India | 5:30 am (Monday) |
Kickoff time in USA | 8 pm (Sunday) |
In the Eastern Conference of the MLS table, New York Red Bulls are placed fourth, with 33 points from 21 games. Meanwhile, Austin FC are sitting second in the Western Conference with 41 points from the same number of matches and are just four points behind leaders Los Angeles FC. Earlier, New York Red Bulls were not too far away from the leaders, however, their recent blip saw them drop further down. They suffered a draw and a defeat in their last two matches, which saw them lose out valuable points. Meanwhile, Austin could only manage a draw in their last game but prior to that, they won four matches in a row.
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Both sides are sitting not far away from the leaders in their respective conferences. Hence, the upcoming clash holds huge significance for both teams. However, they also have to deal with a few injury concerns. Austin could very well miss some of their important players, with doubts lingering over the participation of Jhojan Valencia and Freddy Kleemann. It is also unclear whether Hector Jimenez will be a part of the side. Meanwhile, New York Red Bulls will be sweating on the injury situation of Wikelman Carmona and AJ Marcucci.
Austin FC possible line-up: Stuver, Gallagher, Cascante, Gabrielsen, Lima, Ring, Wolff, Fagundez, Driussi, Finlay, Urruti
New York Red Bulls possible line-up: Coronel, Edwards, D. Nealis, Long, Tolkin, Casseres, Amaya, Yearwood, Luquinhas, Klimala, Morgan
The Major League Soccer encounter between Austin FC and New York Red Bulls will take place at Q2 Stadium and it will kickoff at 5:30 am IST on July 24, Monday.
The Major League Soccer matches are televised on different networks in various countries. In the United States, these matches are shown on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, Fox, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, UniMás, TUDN. In the Indian subcontinent, the matches are televised on Eurosport.