35 days after the initially scheduled meeting between the Philadelphia Union and the New York Red Bulls in the US Open Cup Quarterfinal, the two teams are set to square off at Subaru Park on Wednesday night with hopes of punching their ticket to the competition's Semifinal round against Nashville SC. The Quarterfinal clash on Wednesday night comes just three days before the Philly travels up I-95 to Harrison, NJ, where they'll take on the New York Red Bulls for the third time during the 2025 season. All-Star defender Jakob Glesnes is set to miss the match against the Red Bulls over the weekend due to yellow card accumulation, but Union head coach Bradley Carnell says the team's full focus is on winning the match in front of them. "It's the shortest route to some Silverware, and now we're at two games til the final. We're not looking at the final, we're looking at the very next game and it's unfortunate it got rained out a month ago or whatever it was because I thought we were pretty good then and I think we're in a good spot now in terms of who's available and our competition in the group." - Philadelphia Union Head Coach, Bradley Carnell Image Credit: Philadelphia UnionHow to watch Union vs New York Red Bulls When: Wednesday, August 13th @ 7:30 pmWhere: Subaru Park, Chester, PAWhere to Watch: Paramount+, CBS Sports NetworkPhiladelphia Union vs New York Red Bulls Betting OddsPhiladelphia Union: -160New York Red Bulls +370Draw: +280 Preview By The Numbers
Red Bulls Open Cup Journey The Red Bulls entered the US Open Cup in the Fourth Round of the tournament and faced off against USL's Colorado Springs Switchback FC. Second-half goals from Dennis Gjengaar and Sean Nealis and a first-half brace by Mohammed Sofia pushed the Red Bulls to a 4-1 victory. The Red Bulls then met FC Dallas in the Round of 16, where Emil Forsberg scored a last-minute free-kick goal to force penalty kicks from the spot, which the Red Bulls ultimately got the best of in order to advance to the Quarterfinal against Philadelphia. Mohammed Sofo leads all NYRB players with 3 goals in Open Cup play. Image Credit: Philadelphia UnionRed Bulls vs Union Fatigue Since the rescheduled match just over a month ago, the Red Bulls have had to deal with a bit more congestion than the Union, thanks to their involvement in the League Cup. Playing a total of 8 competitive games to Union's five and a friendly, you'd expect Red Bulls' Starting XI to look a bit more tired in Chester on Wednesday night, but they actually haven't played all that much more than Union's starting XI has. Red Bulls: Minutes since rain-out date (July 9th)Marcucci: 270 minutesEdwards: 312 minutesHack: 433 minutesS. Nealis: 450 minutesEile: 495 minutesSofo: 552 minutesEdelman: 486 minutesStroud: 295 minutesCarmona: 389 minutesForsberg: 588 minutesEric Maxim Choupo-Moting: 513 minutesTOTAL: 4,783minutesUnion Minutes since rain-out date (July 9th)Blake: 406 minutesHarriel: 425 minutesMakhanya: 449 minutesGlesnes: 476 minutes (55 in All-Star Game Included)Wagner: 484 minutes (46 minutes in All-Star Game included)Danley: 451 minutesLukic: 369 minutesVassilev: 409 minutesQ. Sullivan: 367 minutesBaribo: 375 minutesDamiani: 431 minutesTOTAL: 4,642 minutes Despite that, Bradley Carnell feels confident that his team is ready to go and will approach Wednesday's game with the right mindset to book their spot in the US Open Cup Semi-Final. "If you were a witness to our training session at times, there is no complacency here, there is no comfort. I don't coach that way, I don't speak that way, and everyone has to bring it every single day. Complacency isn't a word I think need to speak about with this group in particular, we just feel it's business as usual. Having said that, there's no automatics, no guarantees." - Bradley Carnell. Jul 9, 2025; Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Severe weather alert on the big scoreboard at Subaru Park before action between the Philadelphia Union and the New York Red Bulls. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Union's Recent Dominance over NYRB The Union will be looking to extend their streak of 15 straight games unbeaten against the Red Bulls on Wednesday night, as well as securing their spot in the Open Cup Semifinal. With a record of 11W-4D-0L during that span, the Union have outscored their rivals by a total of 25GF to 8GA During their 15-game unbeaten streak, the Union have kept a clean sheet in nine of those matches and conceded just once in 5. The only time the Red Bulls have put more than two past the Union during this stretch of dominance was back on October 20th, 2019, when the Union beat the Red Bulls in come-from-behind fashion in the MLS CUP Playoffs, which is the result that kicked off the 15-game unbeaten streak for the U. "It's a privilege to be at this point of the season and to be in contention, and what got us to these moments were tough mid-week games in the thick of Summer when we had to play USL opponents and then turn around 3 days later and play a makeshift squad against St Louis or Chicago or Atlanta where we have short rest. The team has shown we've been able to competitive on all levels with all different rotations,"- Bradley CarnellAug 31, 2024; Harrison, New Jersey, USA; Philadelphia Union defender Kai Wagner (27) clears the ball away from New York Red Bulls forward Cory Burke (7) during the second half at Red Bull Arena. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY SportsBe sure to return to Philly Sports Network for more Philadelphia Union and other soccer content!Follow our Union team on Twitter: Tim Lovenguth | Jimmy King | Nate TennesenSteve Beavon | Eric Frysinger | Paul FrenzelTomiwa Aderinoye | Christopher Babos | Liam Jenkins Doop on Union fans! Featured Image Credit: Philadelphia Union
