LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls: How to watch MLS Cup Final, TV channel, streaming, kick-off time and stats

The MLS Cup Final is this weekend, and it will be a matchup between one team that was among the favorites all season long and another team that had to fight just to make the postseason.

The LA Galaxy finished the regular season tied for first on points in the Western Conference, falling into second place on goal differential.

The New York Red Bulls finished seventh in the East, seven points clear of the conference's best non-playoff team and 27 points behind the Supporters Shield-winning Eastern Conference leaders, Inter Miami.

One factor that makes this game hard to predict is how the Galaxy - who are the hosts for this matchup - will cope without midfield general Riqui Puig.

LA's No. 10 led MLS in accurate passes, long balls, touches, carries, carrying distance, total passes completed and attempted, fouls drawn, passes into the final third and progressive passes in 2024. He suffered a torn ACL in the Conference Finals and continued playing for about 30 minutes, providing the game-winning assist.

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How to watch LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls, TV channel and streaming

LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls will be broadcast for free on FOX, which can be viewed through linear or cable TV and via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Streaming will also be available through MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls kick-off time, date and venue

LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls is scheduled to kick off at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT/1 PM PT on Saturday, December 7 with the game taking place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls stats

• The LA Galaxy kept the third-largest share of possession on average at 56.7 percent, while the New York Red Bulls kept the third-smallest share of possession at 44.5 percent.
• Red Bulls forward Lewis Morgan led the team with 13 goals in the regular season, with attacking midfielder Emil Forsberg finishing as the club's second-leading goalscorer with nine goals.
• Galaxy winger Gabriel Pec ended the regular season with 16 goals and 12 assists, both of which led the team, and LA had three other double-digit goalscorers in Riqui Puig, Dejan Joveljic and Joseph Paintsil.
• NYRB forward Dante Vanzeir finished the season with a team-high nine assists, including a four-assist game in a 4-0 home win over Inter Miami in March.
• LA will be without Puig in the final, and the team won all three of its five games without him in June, beating Sporting Kansas City 4-2, New York City FC 2-0 and Real Salt Lake 1-0, while losing 2-1 to St. Louis City and drawing 0-0 with the Seattle Sounders.
• The Galaxy and Red Bulls did not face off in the 2024 regular season; the all-time record is evenly matched with each club having 20 wins and sharing 11 draws in 51 matches.

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