The New York Red Bulls are just two points behind Sporting Kansas City in the latest 2012 MLS Eastern Conference standings. The two teams are set to square off on Aug. 26 at Livestrong Sporting Park. If the Red Bulls can pull out the win, they would take over the top spot in the conference, though not by much. Unfortunately, New York is just 4-7-2 on the road this season.
You can check out the full MLS Eastern Conference standings below.
| # | Club | PTS | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 7-3-2 | 7-4-2 | T-L-W-W-W |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 44 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 9-0-3 | 4-7-2 | W-L-L-W-W |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 8-0-4 | 3-6-4 | W-W-W-L-T |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 41 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 8-2-2 | 4-5-3 | L-T-W-W-W |
| 5 | DC United | 37 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 8-1-3 | 3-7-1 | L-T-W-L-T |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 36 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 9-3-2 | 2-10-1 | L-W-W-W-W |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 5-3-2 | 3-5-4 | W-W-L-T-T |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 5-5-1 | 2-7-2 | L-W-L-L-T |
| 9 | New England Revolution | 23 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 5-4-3 | 1-9-2 | T-L-L-L-L |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 20 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 3-7-3 | 2-7-2 | L-W-L-T-L |
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