MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The New York Red Bulls II and Bethlehem Steel FC meet for the first time this season on Friday night at MSU Soccer Park with the Red Bulls II looking to both rebound, and maintain their upper hand on a Steel FC side that is coming off a big road victory. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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New York Red Bulls II news and notes

• Current record: 5-6-2, 17pts

• The Red Bulls II saw their two-game winning streak ended last Sunday when they fell 3-0 to Louisville City FC at MSU Soccer Park.

• The loss marked the first time the Red Bulls II had suffered a defeat against Louisville, and saw the side remain in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

• Red Bulls II midfielder Arun Basuljevic became the first player in the USL to pass 900 attempted passes this season in the contest. The rookie has one assist and 12 chances created this season.

• New York is tied for the most goals conceded in the USL this season with 26. The side conceded only 21 goals in the 2016 USL regular season.

Bethlehem Steel FC news and notes

• Current record: 5-6-1, 16pts

• Steel FC rallied to earn a 2-1 victory against Saint Louis FC last Sunday evening at Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis, overcoming an early own goal to extend its undefeated streak to three games.

• Seku Conneh and James Chambers found the net for Bethlehem against Saint Louis, with Conneh now sitting tied for fourth in the USL with seven goals this season.

• Bethlehem loanees Marcus Epps and Derrick Jones both scored their first goals for the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night in a 3-1 victory against the Harrisburg City Islanders in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

• Steel FC could see Cory Burke return to the lineup after the Jamaican forward missed last Sunday’s game on international duty. Burke started in the Reggae Boyz's 3-1 loss to Peru on Tuesday night.

Series Notes

• New York earned a 3-0-0 season sweep of Steel FC in the 2016 season, recording a 7-0 goal differential over the three games.

Squads

• New York – GK: Rafael Diaz, Evan Louro, Ryan Meara, Xavier Kennedy, Sam Ilin; D: Justin Bilyeu, Jordan Scarlett, David Najem, Tim Schmoll, Kevin O'Toole, Hassan Ndam, David Abidor; M: Dan Metzger, Derrick Etienne Jr., Zeiko Lewis, Arun Basuljevic, Florian Valot, Andrew Tinari, Omir Fernandez, Ben Mines, Kazu Shigenobu, Junior Flemmings, Vincent Bezecourt, Ethan Kutler; F: Alex Muyl, Brandon Allen, Douglas Martinez

• Bethlehem – GK: Jake McGuire, Tomas Romero, Jahmali Waite; D: Aaron Jones, Matt Mahoney, Ken Tribbett, Hugh Roberts, Auston Trusty, Giliano Wijnaldum, Charlie Reymann, Matthew Real, Rayshaun McGann, Josh Yaro; M: James Chambers, Adam Najem, Dawson McCartney, Anthony Fontana, Josh Heard, Josue Monge; F: Chris Nanco, Santi Moar, Marcus Epps, Seku Conneh, Tiger Graham, Amoy Brown, Yosef Samuel, Cory Burke

Discipline

• New York – Accumulation warning: Hassan Ndam

• Bethlehem – Accumulation warning: Cory Burke

Officials

• REF: LUIS ARROYO

• AR1: Tyler Wyrostek

• AR2: Joseph Paolini

• 4TH: Dave Breckner

Game hashtag:

• #NYvBST

Twitter social handles

• New York Red Bulls II – @NYRBII

• Bethlehem Steel FC – @BSteelFC