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New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Alan Kelly

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

8
1
11
New York City FC 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-28 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2018-08-18 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
21 Oct D.C. United SC A 1–3 L
30 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
26 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
22 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–1 D
08 Sep D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct New York City FC A 1–3 L
21 Oct New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
06 Oct Minnesota United FC H 5–1 W
29 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
23 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 2–0 W
20 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

New York City FC Philadelphia Union
#8 Position #6
33 Points 39
27 Played 27
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
41 Scored 54
36 Conceded 44
+5 GD +10
1.22 PPG 1.44
30% Win % 41%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' New York City FC have kicked off against Philadelphia Union. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ray Gaddis made 294 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' C.J. Sapong has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Borek Dockal needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 55' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Sean Johnson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' New York City FC have won 463 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • With this win, New York City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cory Burke 6
Valentin Castellanos 5
Daniel Gazdag 4
Maxi Moralez 4
Alejandro Bedoya 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Julian Carranza 3
David Villa 2

Head to Head

2018-10-28 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2018-08-18 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2018-10-28 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC L 2018-09-30 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-09-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-10-28 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-10-21 Philadelphia Union 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2018-10-06 Philadelphia Union 5–1 Minnesota United FC W 2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.77 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC48% Draw25% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
52%
New York City FC or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC35% Draw43% Philadelphia Union22%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.