New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York City FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sat 27 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Jakob Glesnes

Tayvon Gray 38' Y

Thiago Martins 52' Y

Kevin O'Toole 61' Y

Y 69' Mikael Uhre

Y 83' Jesus Bueno

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-27 New York City FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union 2022-10-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York City FC 2022-06-26 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC 2022-03-19 New York City FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union 2021-11-07 New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 May	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
17 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
13 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
06 May	Charlotte FC	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L
22 Apr	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 May	New York City FC	A	3–1	W
20 May	New England Revolution	H	3–0	W
17 May	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
14 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
06 May	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W
22 Apr	Toronto FC	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

New York City FC		Philadelphia Union
#10	Position	#6
42	Points	50
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 8 / 12
49	Scored	66
45	Conceded	52
+4	GD	+14
1.24	PPG	1.47
29%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
5' Jakob Glesnes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nick Cushing will be considering his options from the bench.
29' Poor challenge from Jakob Glesnes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
30' Magnificent from Gabriel Pereira! That is 18 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
35' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tayvon Gray on 38.
43' 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.
46' What an equalizer from Julian Carranza!
48' Magnificent from Julian Carranza! That is 48 goals in 192 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
52' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Thiago Martins on 52 minutes.
53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Gazdag makes no mistake. 1-3!
55' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Thiago Martins is replaced by Tony Alfaro.
60' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' A moment of madness from Kevin O'Toole on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
62' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Andres Jasson departs to be replaced by Gabriel Segal.
67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
69' Mikael Uhre has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
74' Jesus Bueno is replacing Mikael Uhre for the Philadelphia Union side.
79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
83' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Jesus Bueno gets a Yellow card.
86' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Donovan is hanging Jack Elliott on the field on 86 minute.
Philadelphia Union celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

3
Brian Cufre ↑ 86'
49
Matt Freese
80
Justin Haak
43
Talles Magno ↑ 62'
93
Tony Alfaro ↑ 55'
25
Cody Mizell
34
Stephen Turnbull
35
Mitja Ilenic
19
Gabriel Segal ↑ 62'

Coach Nick Cushing

Philadelphia Union Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2023-05-27 New York City FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2023-05-17 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2023-05-06 Charlotte FC 3–2 New York City FC L 2023-04-29 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2023-04-22 New York City FC 3–1 FC Dallas W

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-05-27 New York City FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2023-05-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 New England Revolution W 2023-05-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2023-05-06 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-04-22 Philadelphia Union 4–2 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC25% Draw24% Philadelphia Union51%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

75%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC21% Draw42% Philadelphia Union37%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.2%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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