The Red Bulls lost their club-record 18-game MLS regular-season unbeaten streak last weekend, and lost captain Sacha Kljestan to international duty with the United States. On Saturday, they will try to bounce back against winless — and coachless — Real Salt Lake.

Real Salt Lake — which has dropped its last seven road games — fired head coach Jeff Cassar. Former Red Bulls coach Mike Petke is on the staff and could be in line for the job, but Daryl Shore will handle Saturday’s match, saving Red Bulls fans the angst of watching their club icon make his debut in front of them.

The Red Bulls have other issues. The high press and centerbacks Aaron Long and Damien Perrinelle struggled in last weekend’s 3-1 loss in Seattle, while coach Jesse Marsch missed a practice to take a UEFA coaching class this week — not to mention Kljestan’s late call-up for the United States’ must-win World Cup qualifier versus Honduras on Friday.

The Red Bulls (2-1, six points) have struggled with their switch from a 4-2-3-1 to a 4-2-2-2, and that was before losing Kljestan. The midfielder has just one assist after leading the league last season with 20, but he is still the Red Bulls’ most creative player and would have helped newly acquired striker Fredrik Gulbrandsen acclimate.

Nevertheless, the Red Bulls are riding a 15-game home unbeaten streak (13-0-2) — in which they have outscored opponents, 33-10.

Real Salt Lake (0-2-1, one point) would love to have the Red Bulls’ problems. Real Salt Lake averaged the third-fewest shots on goal in the league (2.3), and will be without midfielder Kyle Beckerman (suspended), keeper Nick Rimando and Albert Rusnak (international duty), and Joao Plata and Jordan Allen (injury).