Emil Forsberg Leads New York City Vs Ny Red Bulls Into Open Cup Round of 16
new york city vs ny red bulls lands in the Round of 16 of the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, April 29, with Red Bull New York hosting New York City FC at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET, and the matchup carries a clear edge for New York at this venue.
The Red Bulls have won all three of their U.S. Open Cup meetings with NYCFC at Sports Illustrated Stadium, and they have never lost an elimination match to their rival. That gives this derby a sharper frame than a typical regular-season meeting, with advancement on the line and a venue history that favors the home side.
Forsberg and the last Stadium meeting
Emil Forsberg enters this one with recent production at the same ground. The Red Bulls captain scored in New York’s last match at Sports Illustrated Stadium against NYCFC, and he has four goal contributions in his last three matches there.
He also delivered in the Open Cup itself. In New York’s 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in the Round of 32, Forsberg had a goal and an assist, and he has two goals and one assist in four career Open Cup appearances.
New York’s edge in elimination games
This will be the 33rd all-time meeting across all competitions between the clubs, and New York leads the series 16-12-4. The more specific number sits in knockout play: the Red Bulls are 5-0-0 against NYCFC in elimination matches, and they have outscored their rival 11-0 in those five games.
At Sports Illustrated Stadium, that record is even cleaner. New York is 3-0-0 against NYCFC in the U.S. Open Cup, and all of those wins came on this field. The Red Bulls are also 11-0-4 in U.S. Open Cup matches at Sports Illustrated Stadium, which gives Wednesday’s home date a statistical backdrop that NYCFC has not broken in this competition.
Broadcast window at 7 p.m. ET
Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+, with Red Bulls Radio carrying English coverage via the Red Bull New York Facebook page. Sean Saint Jacques handles play-by-play with Gary Bailey as the analyst, while Red Bulls Radio presented by Sports Illustrated starts at 6:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.
After the Cup tie, New York stays at Sports Illustrated Stadium for FC Dallas on Saturday, May 2, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET. For now, the focus sits on a rivalry match that has never gone NYCFC’s way in Open Cup play at this building.
