Red Bull New York hosts New York City FC on Wednesday, April 29, at Sports Illustrated Stadium in the Round of 16 of the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET. The match will be shown on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+, with Red Bulls Radio carrying English coverage through the Red Bull New York Facebook page.
Sean Saint Jacques will handle primary play-by-play duties alongside Gary Bailey, while Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated begins at 6:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley. It is the 33rd all-time meeting across all competitions between New York and NYCFC, and the Red Bulls enter with a 16-12-4 series edge.
The rivalry has been especially one-sided in knockout play. New York is 5-0-0 against NYCFC in elimination matches and 3-0-0 in U.S. Open Cup meetings, and all of those elimination wins have come at Sports Illustrated Stadium. In five career elimination matches against its crosstown rival, New York has outscored NYCFC 11-0, a striking mark that gives Wednesday’s game a familiar edge before a ball is kicked.
Emil Forsberg is part of the local momentum around the matchup. He scored in New York’s last match at Sports Illustrated Stadium against NYCFC and has four goal contributions in his last three matches there. Forsberg also had a goal and an assist in the Red Bulls’ 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in the Round of 32, and he has two goals and one assist in four career Open Cup appearances.
The Red Bulls’ home record in the competition adds another layer. They are 11-0-4 in U.S. Open Cup matches at Sports Illustrated Stadium, and the club will need that edge to hold if it wants to keep moving in the tournament. After Wednesday’s game, New York stays at Sports Illustrated Stadium to face FC Dallas on Saturday, May 2, in Fireworks Night presented by OANDA, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET and coverage on Apple TV in English and Spanish as well as Red Bulls Radio in English through the Red Bull New York app and RedBullNewYork.com.