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New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Wed 31 Oct 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee C.J. Morgante

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
2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union 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
31 Oct Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
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
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct New York City FC A 1–3 L
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

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' The wait is over. Philadelphia Union get us underway at .
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 10' Borek Dockal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Keegan Rosenberry is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 25' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Philadelphia Union seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yangel Herrera, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Domenec Torrent might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alejandro Bedoya suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' Fafa Picault has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 90' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Philadelphia Union.

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
Julian Carranza 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Alejandro Bedoya 3
Ismael Tajouri 2

Head to Head

2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union 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

2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 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

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.34 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + New York City FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC63% Draw21% Philadelphia Union16%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
37%
New York City FC or Philadelphia Union
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC47% Draw39% Philadelphia Union14%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 19% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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