Wednesday , 30 September 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
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

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
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 #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' The wait is over. Philadelphia Union get us underway at .
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 7' What a moment for Fafa Picault! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 12' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastien Ibeagha, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Valentin Castellanos on 13.
  • 18' Kai Wagner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 23' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maxi Moralez makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Kacper Przybylko is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' That is a Yellow card for New York City FC. Maxime Chanot will be fuming at that decision.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Ilsinho is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 45.
  • 45' Ilsinho makes way for Sergio Santos at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 50' Haris Medunjanin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Maxi Moralez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Jack Elliott on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
  • 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 71' Against the run of play, Valentin Castellanos has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 73' Marco Fabian gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Fafa Picault and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Valentin Castellanos doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Ebenezer Ofori. He replaces Ismael Tajouri on 83 minute.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ray Gaddis.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ray Gaddis.
  • 90' New York City FC ring the changes. Alexandru Mitrita has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Bedoya to step up.
  • Philadelphia Union will have plenty to reflect on. New York City FC were simply the better side today.

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

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
2.49 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC56% Draw20% Philadelphia Union24%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
44%
New York City FC or Philadelphia Union
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC41% Draw36% Philadelphia Union23%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 19% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 13% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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