Montréal Vs Ny Red Bulls: Lineups set as kickoff nears at 4:30 p.m. ET
Starting Sunday at 4: 30 p. m. ET, montréal vs ny red bulls shifts from preseason questions to immediate results, with New York positioned to chase a third straight win while CF Montréal tries to generate its first goal of the season. Sunday at 1: 00 p. m. ET, Red Bull New York confirmed its Starting XI for the match at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting joins Emil Forsberg in Michael Bradley’s starting attack
The most immediate change for New York is in the opening group: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is set to make his first start of the season for head coach Michael Bradley. He slots into an attacking group that includes captain Emil Forsberg along with Julian Hall, Cade Cowell and Jorge Ruvalcaba.
New York’s defensive shape also gets a notable adjustment, with Robert Voloder making his first start for the club. Voloder is listed along a back line that includes Justin Che, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty and Matthew Dos Santos, while Adri Mehmeti anchors the defensive midfield.
On the bench, Bradley has Gustav Berggren, John McCarthy, Juan Mina, Roald Mitchell, Rafael Mosquera, Tim Parker, Andy Rojas, Tanner Rosborough and Omar Valencia available as the match approaches.
Sports Illustrated Stadium history puts New York in a favorable spot Sunday
The matchup arrives with clear historical stakes at New York’s home venue. The meeting is the 31st all-time regular season contest between the clubs, with New York holding a 16-10-4 advantage. At home, the Red Bulls have posted a 13-2-1 mark against CF Montréal.
That home record matters because Sunday’s match is framed as another chance for New York to protect its field while building early-season momentum. In its last outing, New York won 1-0 over the New England Revolution to move to 2-0-0. The same game also extended a clean-sheet run that has become a defining early trend.
For goalkeeper Ethan Horvath, the immediate consequence is personal as well: he recorded his first career MLS clean sheet, and the Red Bulls have now tallied 101 clean sheets at home since 2010, a total described as the most in MLS over that span.
Montréal Vs Ny Red Bulls kickoff set for 4: 30 p. m. ET as Montréal seeks first goal
Fans planning their Sunday now have a firm timeline. Match coverage is scheduled to begin at 4: 30 p. m. ET, with Red Bulls Radio starting its pregame show at 4: 00 p. m. ET. The game is set for Sunday afternoon at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
The competitive pressure on CF Montréal is straightforward: through two rounds, the club has not scored a goal. Montréal opened with a 0-5 loss to San Diego and followed with a 0-3 loss at Chicago, leaving New York as a strong favorite to make it three straight wins.
New York’s lineup also continues to feature teenage players who have held their places early in the season, including Julian Hall, Adri Mehmeti and Matthew Dos Santos. Hall scored the winner in the 1-0 victory referenced above, with a header early in the second half.
For Sunday’s montréal vs ny red bulls matchup, the near-term consequence is clear: New York can extend its winning start and home-field edge, while Montréal’s immediate task is simply to put a goal on the board and stop the early-season slide. If New York’s defensive form holds and the clean sheets continue, the Red Bulls’ next benchmark becomes a third straight win by the end of Sunday’s 90 minutes, starting at 4: 30 p. m. ET.
