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

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
#8 Position #15
19 Points 7
15 Played 15
5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
25 Scored 18
21 Conceded 30
+4 GD -12
1.27 PPG 0.47
33% Win % 7%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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 Fafa Picault suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ismael Tajouri, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Warren Creavalle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Derrick Jones is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Ronald Matarrita, a Costa Rica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilsinho made 286 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The points are shared — New York City FC 3-1 Philadelphia Union. Honours even.

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
Mikkel Uhre 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
2.38 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + New York City FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC64% Draw20% Philadelphia Union16%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
36%
New York City FC or Philadelphia Union
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC49% Draw38% Philadelphia Union13%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 22% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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