After battling injuries all season long, Red Bull's defender Wilma Conde is set to return against Chicago. File Photo: Vera / DailyHarrison.com

The Red Bulls will complete a 25-day break in Major League Soccer action when they head to Toyota Park to visit the Chicago Fire on Sunday, June 17 at 5:00 PM ET (TV: NBC Sports Network; Radio: WLIB 1190 AM).

New York’s last MLS match was back on May 23, a 1-1 home draw with Chivas USA which saw the end of Red Bulls’ five-game winning streak. However New York still earned a point thanks to Kenny Cooper’s league and team leading 11^th goal of the season, which came after former Red Bull Juan Pablo Angel gave the visitors a temporary lead. With the draw, New York enters this weekend’s Chicago clash in second place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 8-3-2, 26 pts. A win or draw in Illinois will run New York’s unbeaten streak in MLS play to seven.

During the team’s MLS break, the Red Bulls were eliminated from the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 3-1 extra time loss to USL-PRO side Harrisburg City Islanders on June 5. New York had advanced to the fourth round with a one-sided 3-0 win over the Charleston Battery on May 29. Red Bulls defender Connor Lade led New York with two goals during the two-match stretch, including his first professional goal against Charleston while newly-acquired defender Heath Pearce also scored his first Red Bullsgoal in the third round against the Battery.

The Fire enters the match in a tie for fourth place in the East on 18 points with a 5-5-3 record. Chicago has lost their last two matches, most recently falling at the New England Revolution, 2-0, on June 2. Former Red Bull Dominic Oduro leads the club with four goals on the season, while Marco Pappa and Sebastian Grazzini lead the way in dishing out three assists each. Sunday’s match will be the 41^st all-time matchup between the sides, with Chicago leading the all-time series with an 11-20-9 record.

- New York Red Bulls Media