New York Red Bulls to host San Diego in Matchday 28 of MLS

New York Red Bulls host San Diego in a match between the two sides in Matchday 28 of the 2026 season of MLS, with the match kicking off on 11 October 2026 at 02:30 Damascus time, broadcast on Apple TV.

In the standings, New York Red Bulls sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 33 points from 27 matches, having won 9, drawn 6 and lost 12 matches, scoring 34 goals and conceding 51. San Diego, meanwhile, are in 12th place in the Western Conference with 32 points from 27 matches, having won 8, drawn 8 and lost 11 matches, scoring 47 goals and conceding 47.

New York Red Bulls' results in their last five matches were as follows: a 0-3 home defeat to St. Louis City on 2026-10-01, a 1-0 away win over New York City on 2026-09-19, a 1-0 away win over Columbus Crew on 2026-09-13, a 0-2 away defeat to Los Angeles FC on 2026-09-10, and a 0-0 away draw against Seattle Sounders on 2026-09-06.

San Diego's results in their last five matches were: a 3-3 away draw against Austin on 2026-09-27, a 2-2 away draw against Inter Miami on 2026-09-21, a 0-5 home defeat to Philadelphia Union on 2026-09-14, a 2-3 home defeat to San Jose Earthquakes on 2026-09-10, and a 0-1 away defeat to Orlando City on 2026-09-06.

In the last direct meeting between the two sides on 2025-02-15, San Diego beat New York Red Bulls 6-0 at home.

New York Red Bulls will be without A. Marcotucci, J. Chi, Cameron Harper and Jahkeel Stanford-Jack Marshall-Rutty through injury, with all of them out until 2026-10-10. San Diego, meanwhile, will be without Gabriel Pirani, A. Pellegrino and S. Vines, also through injury, with both sides' absentees out until 2026-10-10.