With the United Soccer League regular season down to four games, Red Bull can help itself in its quest for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Entering Saturday night’s game at Nashville SC (11-9-10, 43 points), New York (10-8-12, 42) trails its hosts by a point.

The two sides played to a 1-1 draw in May at Red Bull Arena. Saturday’s 8 p.m. match is at First Tennessee Park.

Nashville, which is even on games played with NYRB II, is coming off a midweek victory over Atlanta United 2.

Led by midfielder Andrew Tinari, who leads the USL in chances created at (97), NYRB II continue its four-game road trip following Saturday’s match, travelling to Cary, N.C. to play North Carolina FC Saturday, Oct. 6.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.