Similarly, the visitors are riding the momentum of a three-game unbeaten streak after a 3-1 win in Chicago on May 9, a 3-2 victory over Columbus on May 13 and a 1-1 draw with rivals NYCFC last weekend. Led by head coach Michael Bradley, the Red Bull New York roster is headlined Cameroon international Eric Maxim Coupo-Moting — a teammate of Sporting KC head coach Raphael Wicky at Hamburger SV in 2007 — along iwth fellow Designated Players Emil Forsberg and Jorge Ruvalcaba.
The Red Bulls are the youngest squad in Major League Soccer this season with a trio of teenagers — 17-year-old Matthew Dos Santos, 17-year-old Adri Mehmeti and 18-year-old Julian Hall — becoming regular starters. Hall, who scored in the previous match-up between SKC and RBNY as a 16 year old, now leads the Red Bulls with 11 goal contributions (nine goals and two assists) in 2026.
