MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The New York Red Bulls II will try to break a three-game losing streak and push back toward the playoff positions in the USL Eastern Conference when they play host to a Toronto FC II side coming off a victory on Friday night at MSU Soccer Park. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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New York Red Bulls II news and notes

• Current record: 6-10-3, 21pts

• The Red Bulls II fell 3-2 last Saturday to the Charlotte Independence at MSU Soccer Park as a late comeback attempt fell short.

• Goals in the final 10 minutes by David Najem and Junior Flemmings pulled the hosts within a goal, but New York was unable to find a late equalizer.

• Saturday’s game marked the return to the team of defender Noah Powder, who had made 20 appearances as an Academy signing in 2016. Powder signed a USL contract with the club last week.

• Flemmings’ goal against Charlotte saw Vincent Bezecourt record his eighth assist of the season, which stands as the league-high.

Toronto FC II news and notes

• Current record: 3-9-5, 14pts

• Toronto took a 1-0 victory against Battle of Ontario rivals Ottawa Fury FC in its last outing on July 8 as Luca Uccello’s goal provided the winner.

• Uccello’s goal was his third of the season, matching the Canada U20 international’s total from 2016.

• Toronto is looking for its first back-to-back victories since the side defeated Bethlehem Steel FC and the Harrisburg City Islanders between July 6-10, 2016.

• TFC II’s seven shutouts are tied for second in the USL this season alongside six other teams, with San Antonio FC leading the pack with 10.

Series Notes

• New York has a 3-0-1 record against Toronto over the previous two seasons, with Friday marking their first meeting in 2017.

Squads

• New York – GK: Rafael Diaz, Evan Louro, Sam Ilin; D: Jordan Scarlett, David Najem, Tim Schmoll, Andrew Lombard, Kevin O'Toole, Hassan Ndam, David Abidor, Noah Powder, Jordan Bailon, Ethan Kutler; M: Dan Metzger, Arun Basuljevic, Alex Muyl, Florian Valot, Andrew Tinari, Ben Mines, Kazu Shigenobu, Junior Flemmings, Zaire Bartley, Vincent Bezecourt; F: Derrick Etienne Jr., Zeiko Lewis, Stefano Bonomo, Douglas Martinez

• Toronto – GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Mark Pais, Brogan Engbers; D: Jordan McCrary, Brandon Onkony, Brandon Aubrey, Oyvind Alseth, Robert Boskovic, Mitchell Taintor, Andrew Dias, Anthony Osorio, Julian Dunn; M: Malik Johnson, Sergio Camargo, Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello, Brian James, Liam Fraser, Tsubasa Endoh, Ryan Telfer, Dante Campbell, Matthew Srbely; F: Jordan Hamilton, Ricardo John, Shaan Hundal, Aikim Andrews, Ben Spencer

Discipline

• New York – Accumulation warning: David Abidor, Dan Metzger

• Toronto – None

Officials

• REF: LORANT VARGA

• AR1: Zeno Cho

• AR2: Szczepan Dziewa

• 4TH: Thomas Snyder

Game hashtag:

• #NYvTOR

Twitter social handles

• New York Red Bulls II – @NYRBII

• Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII