The New York Red Bulls swept the three meetings last season with New York City FC, then in its first season as an expansion team. The Red Bulls won those three 2015 meetings by a combined 7-2 margin.
NYCFC’s first meeting with the Red Bulls as sophomores went even worse. The Red Bulls scored all seven of the game’s goals on Saturday, including two in the final five minutes of the first half.
The Red Bulls then opened the second half with two goals in a five-minute span (51′ and 56′).
Prior to the start of the game at Yankee Stadium, fans from both sides had to be separated by police.