MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The New York Red Bulls II and Saint Louis FC meet for the second time this season with both teams in need of a victory to boost their postseason hopes when they square off at MSU Soccer Park. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET.
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New York Red Bulls II news and notes
Current record: 5-7-3, 18pts
The Red Bulls II are winless in their last three outings after a 2-2 draw against Ottawa Fury FC last Saturday left them in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
New York scored twice in two minutes through Zeiko Lewis and Brandon Allen in the second half to take the lead, but conceded in the fourth minute of stoppage time to come away with only a point.
The Red Bulls II have conceded 30 goals in 15 games this season, the most in the Eastern Conference.
Allen’s next goal will be his 30th overall in the USL, with the standout striker having notched 23 regular-season goals and six postseason goals since the start of the 2016 season.
Saint Louis FC news and notes
Current record: 4-5-3, 15pts
Saint Louis fell 2-0 to FC Cincinnati last Saturday night as it fell to a second consecutive loss, and third in its last five outings.
STLFC has fallen to 12th in the Eastern Conference standings after going 1-5-2 over the past two months since a 3-0-1 start to the season.
Goalkeepers Devala Gorrick and Adam Grinwis have combined for 40 saves this season, with Grinwis (.800) holding the edge in save percentage over Gorrick (.649).
Mats Bjurman leads Saint Louis with 11 chances created this season, but has yet to record an assist.
Series Notes
Squads
New York – GK: Rafael Diaz, Evan Louro, Ryan Meara, Sam Ilin; D: Connor Lade, Jordan Scarlett, David Najem, Tim Schmoll, Andrew Lombard, Kevin O'Toole, Hassan Ndam, David Abidor, Ben Mines, Ethan Kutler; M: Tyler Adams, Dan Metzger, Derrick Etienne Jr., Arun Basuljevic, Florian Valot, Andrew Tinari, Omir Fernandez, Junior Flemmings, Vincent Bezecourt; F: Zeiko Lewis, Alex Muyl, Brandon Allen, Douglas Martinez
Saint Louis – GK: Devala Gorrick, Adam Grinwis, Jack Filla; D: A.J. Cochran, Konrad Plewa, Austin Ledbetter, Matt Sheldon, Wes Charpie, Ryan Howe, Erick Cabalceta; M: Sebastian Dalgaard, Dragan Stojkov, Mats Bjurman, Tyler David, Nick Radosavljevic, Octavio Guzman, Max Alvarez, Tony Walls, Denis Ahmetovic, Emir Alihodzic; F: Seth Rudolph, Jose Angulo, Christian Volesky, Milan Petosevic
Discipline
New York – Accumulation warning: Dan Metzger
Saint Louis – Accumulation warning: Dragan Stojkov
Officials
REF: JORGE RAMIREZ
AR1: Joe Zawistowski
AR2: Ryan Dos Reis
4TH: Wojciech Gluszak
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Twitter social handles
New York Red Bulls II – @NYRBII
Saint Louis FC – @SaintLouisFC
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