In the two teams only meeting in 2016, the New York Red Bulls pulled out a 2-0 win at home against Seattle. This was during the Sounders not so pretty start to the 2016 season, they were at the time in ninth place in the Western Conference while the Red Bulls were tied for 2nd in the East. Right now the Sounders are in 7th place, right below the line, and the Red Bulls are first in the Eastern Conference.
The New York Red Bulls have won their first two games this season, 2-1 in Atlanta and 1-0 at home against the Colorado Rapid, and have 6 points.