ShareThe New York Red Bulls are winless in four games, though they welcome out-of-form FC Dallas to Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday.New York Red Bulls head coach Michael Bradley admitted his side must improve their set-piece defending throughout the 2026 season.The Red Bulls were knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup by rivals New York City FC during the week, conceding three goals from corners in a 3-1 defeat at home.Bradley's side are now winless in their last four games in all competitions, while they have also failed to win their last four MLS matches (D2 L2).NYRB are 11th in the Eastern Conference and face FC Dallas in their next league game on Saturday.Bradley knows his side must improve when defending set-plays as other teams will challenge them in that department."It's something that we have to continue to work on," Bradley said about defending set-pieces."Obviously, from the makeup of our team from a physical profile standpoint, it means that it's an area where on some nights we're going to be really challenged."We don't have a team full of guys that are six foot two, six foot three, right down the line. That's just the reality."So, we have to continue to find the right ways to work at that part of the game. We have to continue to be smart and creative with how we set ourselves up. And so yes, it's frustrating."Dallas are also on a four-game winless run in MLS (D2 L2), losing to Minnesota United and the Seattle Sounders in their two most recent matches.Those results have seen Dallas drop to eighth in the West, 13 points behind the leaders, the San Jose Earthquakes.PLAYERS TO WATCHNew York Red Bulls – Julian HallThirteen different players 21 years old or younger have appeared for NYRB this season, totalling an MLS-high 4,823 minutes.Five of those players have played at least 650 minutes, led by Hall’s 892, and he is also their top scorer in MLS this term with six goals.FC Dallas – Santiago MorenoMoreno set up Nolan Norris for Dallas’ lone goal against Seattle last Saturday, his first assist with Dallas.Since his first full MLS season in 2022, Moreno has recorded 38 assists, tied for the seventh-most in MLS over that time.MATCH PREDICTION – NEW YORK RED BULLS WINNYRB are unbeaten in 11 straight home matches against Dallas in all competitions (W8 D3), including a penalty shoot-out win in the U.S. Open Cup in 2025.Dallas’ last win at the Red Bulls was a 2-1 victory in May 2006 with Carlos Ruiz netting the winner in the 87th minute.However, NYRB have won only one of their last eight regular-season matches (D3 L4) after opening the season with back-to-back wins.They have not lost consecutive matches this year, responding with a win and two draws following their first three league defeats in 2026.Dallas are unbeaten in their last seven away matches against Eastern Conference teams in all competitions (W3 D4, including a penalty shoot-out loss at NYRB in May). They have never gone eight straight away matches against Eastern teams without a loss before.OPTA WIN PROBABILITYNew York Red Bulls – 43.5%Draw – 26.7%FC Dallas – 29.8%The New York Red Bulls are winless in four games, though they welcome out-of-form FC Dallas to Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday.New York Red Bulls head coach Michael Bradley admitted his side must improve their set-piece defending throughout the 2026 season.The Red Bulls were knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup by rivals New York City FC during the week, conceding three goals from corners in a 3-1 defeat at home.Bradley's side are now winless in their last four games in all competitions, while they have also failed to win their last four MLS matches (D2 L2).NYRB are 11th in the Eastern Conference and face FC Dallas in their next league game on Saturday.Bradley knows his side must improve when defending set-plays as other teams will challenge them in that department."It's something that we have to continue to work on," Bradley said about defending set-pieces."Obviously, from the makeup of our team from a physical profile standpoint, it means that it's an area where on some nights we're going to be really challenged."We don't have a team full of guys that are six foot two, six foot three, right down the line. That's just the reality."So, we have to continue to find the right ways to work at that part of the game. We have to continue to be smart and creative with how we set ourselves up. And so yes, it's frustrating."Dallas are also on a four-game winless run in MLS (D2 L2), losing to Minnesota United and the Seattle Sounders in their two most recent matches.Those results have seen Dallas drop to eighth in the West, 13 points behind the leaders, the San Jose Earthquakes.PLAYERS TO WATCHNew York Red Bulls – Julian HallThirteen different players 21 years old or younger have appeared for NYRB this season, totalling an MLS-high 4,823 minutes.Five of those players have played at least 650 minutes, led by Hall’s 892, and he is also their top scorer in MLS this term with six goals.FC Dallas – Santiago MorenoMoreno set up Nolan Norris for Dallas’ lone goal against Seattle last Saturday, his first assist with Dallas.Since his first full MLS season in 2022, Moreno has recorded 38 assists, tied for the seventh-most in MLS over that time.MATCH PREDICTION – NEW YORK RED BULLS WINNYRB are unbeaten in 11 straight home matches against Dallas in all competitions (W8 D3), including a penalty shoot-out win in the U.S. Open Cup in 2025.Dallas’ last win at the Red Bulls was a 2-1 victory in May 2006 with Carlos Ruiz netting the winner in the 87th minute.However, NYRB have won only one of their last eight regular-season matches (D3 L4) after opening the season with back-to-back wins.They have not lost consecutive matches this year, responding with a win and two draws following their first three league defeats in 2026.Dallas are unbeaten in their last seven away matches against Eastern Conference teams in all competitions (W3 D4, including a penalty shoot-out loss at NYRB in May). They have never gone eight straight away matches against Eastern teams without a loss before.OPTA WIN PROBABILITYNew York Red Bulls – 43.5%Draw – 26.7%FC Dallas – 29.8%