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 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' New York City FC have kicked off against Philadelphia Union. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Damion Lowe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Chris Donovan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andre Blake is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact 3-5-2.
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jakob Glesnes on 29.
30' The deadlock is broken! Gabriel Pereira gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
35' New York City FC currently sit 17 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
38' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
43' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Julian Carranza doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
48' The Argentina Julian Carranza breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-2!
52' A moment of madness from Thiago Martins on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
53' Magnificent from Daniel Gazdag! That is 66 goals in 95 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
55' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Thiago Martins exits the field as Tony Alfaro enters on 55.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' Kevin O'Toole picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
62' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Andres Jasson is replaced by Gabriel Segal.
67' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mikael Uhre.
74' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre is replaced by Jesus Bueno.
79' Andres Jasson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
83' Poor challenge from Jesus Bueno. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Jack Elliott is withdrawn and Chris Donovan gets his opportunity.
The final score is 1-3.

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
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Alonso Martinez	3
Julian Carranza	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

1.43 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC27% Draw24% Philadelphia Union49%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

73%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC22% Draw41% Philadelphia Union37%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.5%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	20%	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

25% ✓

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