{"id":796350,"date":"2026-05-14T17:59:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/796350\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:59:14","slug":"red-bull-new-york-vs-new-york-city-fc-what-to-know-for-walmart-saturday-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/796350\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull New York vs. New York City FC: What to know for Walmart Saturday Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hudson River Derby resumes when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/red-bull-new-york\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bull New York<\/a> host arch-rivals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/new-york-city-football-club\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York City FC<\/a> for Matchday 14&#8217;s Walmart Saturday Showdown.<\/p>\n<p>\n      How to watch &amp; stream<\/p>\n<p>\n      When<\/p>\n<p>\n      Where<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sports Illustrated Stadium | Harrison, New Jersey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>6th in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>18 points, 5W-5L-3D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winners of two straight, the Red Bulls are back in Eastern Conference contention this season after seeing their MLS-record, 15-year Audi MLS Cup Playoffs streak end in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re doing it with a youth-heavy squad, highlighted by rising striker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/julian-hall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Hall<\/a>. The 18-year-old homegrown became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/red-bull-new-york-s-julian-hall-makes-hat-trick-history\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">youngest player in league history<\/a> to score a hat trick in Wednesday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/rbnyvsclb-05-13-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3-2 home win<\/a>\u00a0over the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/columbus-crew\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Columbus Crew<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fellow teenagers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/adri-mehmeti\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adri Mehmeti<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/matthew-dos-santos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Dos Santos<\/a> have also stood out under first-year head coach and U.S. Soccer legend Michael Bradley.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Julian Hall:<\/strong> Hall&#8217;s midweek hat trick elevated him to 9g\/2a on the season, straight into the Golden Boot presented by Audi race.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adri Mehmeti:<\/strong> Mehmeti is developing into one of the league&#8217;s top midfielders, with high-profile clubs reportedly scouting the 17-year-old US youth international.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emil Forsberg:<\/strong> The Swedish star and German Bundesliga alum has 1g\/5g in his third season as RBNY captain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jorge Ruvalcaba:<\/strong> The Mexican-American winger has four goals in his debut MLS season; he arrived in February from LIGA MX side Pumas UNAM.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cade Cowell:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-jose-earthquakes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> product is another offseason LIGA MX arrival, producing 1g\/5g while on loan from Chivas de Guadalajara.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With back-to-back three-goal RBNY performances, Bradley will likely repeat the attacking trio of Hall-Ruvalcaba-Cowell up top.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5th in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>18 points, 5W-5L-3D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NYCFC also enter Saturday&#8217;s derby riding a two-game winning streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their most recent triumph came in Wednesday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/cltvsnyc-05-13-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1-0 victory<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/charlotte-fc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte FC<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/nicolas-fernandez-mercau\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicol\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau<\/a> scoring the decisive goal. The Argentine forward has a club-best 9g\/3a in his first full season with NYCFC.<\/p>\n<p>After reaching the 2025 Eastern Conference Final, the Cityzens are looking to go one step further in year two under head coach Pascal Jansen.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matt Freese:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/us-men-s-national-team\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USMNT<\/a> goalkeeper has posted two straight clean sheets as he looks to secure the starting job at this summer&#8217;s 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicol\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau:<\/strong> With 12g\/4a in 24 regular-season starts, Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau has quickly become one of the league&#8217;s top attackers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxi Moralez:<\/strong> The legendary NYCFC playmaker is showing no signs of slowing down at age 39, thanks to a team-high six assists this season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hannes Wolf:<\/strong> A former Austrian youth international, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/hannes-wolf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolf<\/a> scored his first career hat trick in last weekend&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/nycvsclb-05-10-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3-0 win<\/a> over the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/columbus-crew\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Columbus Crew<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thiago Martins:<\/strong> The club captain and 2024 MLS All-Star continues to anchor NYCFC&#8217;s backline. He recently surpassed 150 all-time appearances for the club.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After a seven-game winless streak, NYCFC have rattled off two straight wins. With things going well and a derby coming up, don&#8217;t expect Jansen to experiment much (if at all).<\/p>\n<p>The Hudson River Derby seems a virtual toss-up, with the Red Bulls and NYCFC each netting about 40% of the market. Notably, these sides haven&#8217;t settled for a draw since the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket-app.onelink.me\/S8ac?af_xp=referral&amp;pid=MLS50&amp;c=MLS50&amp;deep_link_sub1=MLS50&amp;af_sub1=editorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download Polymarket<\/a>:\u00a0<strong>$50 Bonus with code MLS50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Market insights shared are current as of Thursday, May 14 at 1:30 pm ET.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull have home-field advantage and a historical edge over their cross-city rivals, posting a 16W-13L-4D record in 33 matches across all competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, NYCFC have recent history on their side. They&#8217;ve won the last three derbies, including last month&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2026\/matches\/rbnyvsnyc-04-29-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3-1 victory<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hudson River Derby resumes when Red Bull New York host arch-rivals\u00a0New York City FC for Matchday 14&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":796351,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,405,403,41878,5226,5225,5228,5227,44204,324908,211720,282136,37638,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-796350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-football-club","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-priority-match","tag-rbnyvsnyc-05-16-2026","tag-red-bull-new-york","tag-saturday-showdown","tag-sendtonews","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116574235521876946","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}