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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

8
1
10
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.9 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
#5 Position #13
26 Points 16
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
31 Scored 25
24 Conceded 33
+7 GD -8
1.44 PPG 0.89
39% Win % 22%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The 37-year-old Sean Johnson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' USA international C.J. Sapong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' Ben Sweat needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' David Villa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York City FC to claim maximum points.

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
Maxi Moralez 4
Daniel Gazdag 4
Julian Carranza 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Alejandro Bedoya 3
Mikkel Uhre 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
2.02 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC56% Draw24% Philadelphia Union20%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
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
79%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
44%
New York City FC or Philadelphia Union
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC42% Draw42% Philadelphia Union16%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.2%
3 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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