New York City FC welcome New York Red Bulls to Yankee Stadium on Friday evening in Major League Soccer Regular Season match 26, with kick-off scheduled for 23:30 UTC. Both sides currently sit in the top third of a 30-team table, separated by just two points.
New York City FC occupy eighth place with 32 points from 25 matches, recording eight wins, eight draws and nine defeats. Their goal record stands at 39 scored and 33 conceded. The hosts have taken 6 points from their last five matches, a run that includes a win away at Real Salt Lake, draws with Nashville SC, Toronto FC and New England Revolution, and a defeat at home to New England Revolution.
New York Red Bulls sit two places and two points behind in tenth, with 30 points accumulated from the same number of matches played. Their record shows eight wins, six draws and eleven defeats, with 33 goals scored and 48 conceded. The visitors have collected 5 points from their last five outings, which featured a victory away at Columbus Crew, draws with Seattle Sounders and Chicago Fire, and defeats to Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia Union.
The two sides met earlier in the 2026 MLS Regular Season on 16 May, with that fixture finishing 1-1. Friday's match at Yankee Stadium represents the second meeting between the clubs in the current campaign.
With both sides in the top third of the 30-team table and just two points between them after 25 matches apiece, the standings give this fixture clear relevance as the Regular Season continues.