October 13, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Cincinnati News Release
NO. 5 FC CINCINNATI at NO. 4 NEW YORK RED BULLS – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022 – 12 p.m. ET – RED BULL ARENA
HOW TO WATCH
Local TV: Star64
National TV: UniMás and TUDN (simulcast)
Stream: MLSSoccer.com and MLS App
Local Radio: ESPN 1530
Local Talent: Tom Gelehrter (play-by-play), Kevin McCloskey (analyst), Alex Stec (sideline)
National Talent: Luis Omar Tapia (play-by-play), Raul Guzman (analyst), Marcelo Balboa (analyst), Xavi Sol (sideline)
Be sure to follow @FCCincinnati on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for live updates from the game.
SCOUTING THE NEW YORK RED BULLS (15-11-8, 53 PTS, 4TH EASTERN CONFERENCE)
Head Coach: Gerhard Struber (27-23-17 at RBNY, Second Season)
Captain: Aaron Long
Leading Scorer: Lewis Morgan (14)
Leading Assister: Cristian Cásseres Jr. and Omir Fernandez (6)
Goals Scored: 50 (11th-most out of 27 clubs)
Goals Against: 41 (T-4th-fewest/27)
Goal Difference: 9
While the Orange and Blue will be partaking in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in club history, the New York Red Bulls are the opposite. New York have qualified 23 times for the MLS postseason, the most in league history. They have actually only missed out on the playoffs just four times in franchise history.
For the 13th straight season, the Red Bulls qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. That’s the longest active streak in MLS and is tied for the longest streak in club history.
Speaking of the Red Bulls and postseason, Head Coach Gerhard Struber was named the gaffer for the Red Bulls on Oct. 6, 2020 prior to their playoff match against Columbus Crew. That made him the first head coach in MLS history to begin as a manager in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Last year in his first full season, he finished with a 13-12-9 record, but his 7-1-4 mark over the club’s final 12 games led New York to the playoffs and gave them momentum into this year.
New York began this season hot, accumulating a 9-3-6 record across all competitions through May. Much of that was attributed to their road record, as they became the second team in MLS history to win their first five road games of the season in regulation, the first since the LA Galaxy in 1998. Their .618 road win percentage this season and nine road victories only trailed CF Montréal (.706, 11 road wins).
Yet, their home win percentage is what led to their season being capped at fourth place in the Eastern Conference. With a 6-6-5 record at Red Bull Arena and a .500 win…
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