New York Red Bulls (11-10-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (14-11-2, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC -122, New York +286, Draw +284; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC heads into a matchup against the New York Red Bulls after putting together three straight shutout wins.
Charlotte is 10-8-1 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 120 shots on goal, averaging 4.4 per game.
The Red Bulls are 8-8-4 in conference games. The Red Bulls rank sixth in the Eastern Conference allowing 37 goals.
Sunday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Red Bulls won the last meeting 4-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pep Biel has nine goals and 10 assists for Charlotte. Idan Gorno has scored six goals over the past 10 games.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has 15 goals and two assists for the Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg has scored four goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 6-3-1, averaging 1.7 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 3.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 3-4-3, averaging 1.4 goals, 3.8 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Tyger Smalls (injured), Pep Biel (injured), Souleyman Doumbia (injured), Bill Tuiloma (injured).
Red Bulls: Mohammed Sofo (injured), Omar Valencia (injured), Ronald Donkor (injured), AJ Marcucci (injured), Cameron Harper (injured), Tim Parker (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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