Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Thu 9 Jul 2020 · 13:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+7' · FT 45+6'
Y 34' Jose Andres Martinez
Y 45' Jamiro
Anton Tinnerholm 82' Y
Y 89' Jakob Glesnes

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Timothy Ford
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 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
2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
07 Mar Toronto FC A 0–1 L
01 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
23 Oct Toronto FC H 1–2 L
06 Oct Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
29 Sep New England Revolution A 0–2 L
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul New York City FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Los Angeles FC A 3–3 D
29 Feb FC Dallas A 0–2 L
25 Oct Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct New York Red Bulls H 4–3 W
06 Oct New York City FC H 1–2 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' Temperatures are rising at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex as New York City FC face off against Philadelphia Union in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' 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 Heber suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Philadelphia Union winning 50% of all matches.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 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' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 34' Jose Martinez is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Sands, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jamiro.
  • 46' Jesus Medina is replacing Keaton Parks for the New York City FC side.
  • 51' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' The whistle greets Ilsinho as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Fontana.
  • 63' Alejandro Bedoya puts Philadelphia Union on the lead.
  • 68' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Jose Martinez as he leaves the pitch. Warren Creavalle steps in for Philadelphia Union.
  • 76' Gedion Zelalem gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Maxi Moralez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anton Tinnerholm on 82.
  • 83' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Brenden Aaronson exits the field as Jakob Glesnes enters on 83.
  • 84' Jack De Vries gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Alejandro Bedoya and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Jakob Glesnes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Valentin Castellanos is replaced by Gudmundur THorarinsson.
  • Philadelphia Union celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

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
Alejandro Bedoya 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Mikkel Uhre 2

Head to Head

2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC 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

New York City FC Form

2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2020-03-07 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC L 2019-10-23 New York City FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC W 2019-09-29 New England Revolution 2–0 New York City FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2020-03-09 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2020-02-29 FC Dallas 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-10-25 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-10-20 Philadelphia Union 4–3 New York Red Bulls W 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.69 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC43% Draw26% Philadelphia Union31%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
57%
New York City FC or Philadelphia Union
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC32% Draw43% Philadelphia Union25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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