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

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New York City FC

0 – 1

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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.

New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Eduardo Mariscal
Referee Matthew Nelson
Referee Timothy Ford

13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.9 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
10' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
15' 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.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Heber made 16 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' Jose Martinez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
39' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
44' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' Jamiro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Keaton Parks is replaced by Jesus Medina on 46 minute.
51' Jamiro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
58' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Ilsinho departs to be replaced by Anthony Fontana.
63' Alejandro Bedoya is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
68' James Sands is a natural defensive midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
73' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Jose Martinez is withdrawn and Warren Creavalle gets his opportunity.
76' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Maxi Moralez departs to be replaced by Gedion Zelalem.
81' Brenden Aaronson, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
82' Poor challenge from Anton Tinnerholm. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
83' Jakob Glesnes gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Brenden Aaronson and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Jack De Vries has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alejandro Bedoya on 84 minute.
89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jakob Glesnes.
90' Gudmundur THorarinsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Valentin Castellanos on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Philadelphia Union take all three points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Gudmundur THorarinsson 90'
22
Ronald Matarrita
29
Ismael Tajouri ↓ Gary Mackay-Steven 76'
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Gedion Zelalem 76'
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
9
Heber
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Jesus Medina 46'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

10
Jamiro
27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya C ↓ Jack De Vries 84'
28
Ray Gaddis
25
Ilsinho ↓ Anthony Fontana 58'
4
Mark McKenzie
22
Brenden Aaronson ↓ Jakob Glesnes 83'
23
Kacper Przybylko
8
Jose Andres Martinez ↓ Warren Creavalle 73'

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	6
Valentin Castellanos	5
Daniel Gazdag	4
Maxi Moralez	4
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Julian Carranza	3
Alonso Martinez	3
Mikkel Uhre	2

Head to Head

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

1.94 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.19 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC50% Draw25% Philadelphia Union25%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

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

75%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

50%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC39% Draw42% Philadelphia Union19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

6.1%

0 – 0

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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