Thursday , 2 July 2026

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
4 – 2
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 29 Jun 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'
Valentin Castellanos 13' Y
Maxime Chanot 39' Y
Y 45' Ilsinho
Y 54' Alejandro Bedoya
Y 57' Jack Elliott
Y 88' Ray Gaddis
Y 89' Ray Gaddis
Y 89' Kacper Przybylko

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Richard Gamache
  • Referee Gjovalin Bori
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

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
2019-06-29 New York City FC 4–2 Philadelphia Union 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
29 Jun Philadelphia Union H 4–2 W
06 Jun FC Cincinnati H 5–2 W
01 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
25 May Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
11 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
04 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jun New York City FC A 2–4 L
26 Jun New England Revolution A 1–1 D
08 Jun New York Red Bulls H 3–2 W
02 Jun Minnesota United FC A 3–2 W
30 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–1 D
25 May Portland Timbers H 1–3 L

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' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 7' Assisted by Jamiro with the perfectly-timed delivery and Fafa Picault makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 12' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 13' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 18' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 23' What a strike from Maxi Moralez! The score is 1-1.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' What a moment for Kacper Przybylko! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' Maxime Chanot picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 45' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Sergio Santos on, Ilsinho off on 45 minutes.
  • 50' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 54' Alejandro Bedoya was booked on 54.
  • 55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maxi Moralez makes it 2-2.
  • 57' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Elliott argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 71' What a moment for Valentin Castellanos! That strike on 71 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Fafa Picault as he leaves the pitch. Marco Fabian steps in for Philadelphia Union.
  • 78' Assisted by Maxi Moralez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Valentin Castellanos makes no mistake. 4-2!
  • 83' The crowd applauds Ismael Tajouri as he leaves the pitch. Ebenezer Ofori steps in for New York City FC.
  • 88' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Daniel Bedoya is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexandru Mitrita at the 90 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

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

2019-06-29 New York City FC 4–2 Philadelphia Union 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

2019-06-29 New York City FC 4–2 Philadelphia Union W 2019-06-06 New York City FC 5–2 FC Cincinnati W 2019-06-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New York City FC D 2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2019-05-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 New York City FC W 2019-05-04 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 New York City FC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-06-29 New York City FC 4–2 Philadelphia Union L 2019-06-26 New England Revolution 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2019-06-08 Philadelphia Union 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2019-06-02 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union W 2019-05-30 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-05-25 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.77 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC64% Draw19% Philadelphia Union17%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
36%
New York City FC or Philadelphia Union
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC49% Draw34% Philadelphia Union17%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
4 – 0
3.7%
4 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 18% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 20% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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