Three-minute preview: Sporting Kansas City at New York Red Bulls
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 6 p.m. Saturday at Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.
▪ TV/RADIO: KMCI (Ch. 38); WHB (810 AM), KDTD (1340 AM)
▪ ABOUT SPORTING KC (3-1-0): Coming off its first loss of the season, the club will be shorthanded for the second straight week. Captain Matt Besler (concussion), winger Brad Davis (concussion) and defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar (hamstring) are set to miss the match.
▪ ABOUT NEW YORK (1-3-0): The Red Bulls, who have won the Supporters’ Shield for best regular-season record in two of the last three seasons, have only one victory in their first four matches. They have been shut out three times in four games.
▪ BOTTOM LINE: Sporting KC has a six-match winless streak against the Red Bulls, including the postseason. That's the club’s longest current winless streak against any MLS team.
▪ PREDICTION: New York 1, Sporting KC 1
Sam McDowell: 816-234-4869, @SamMcDowell11
This story was originally published April 8, 2016 at 6:51 PM with the headline "Three-minute preview: Sporting Kansas City at New York Red Bulls."