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 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.9 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	#15
19	Points	7
15	Played	15
5 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 10
25	Scored	18
21	Conceded	30
+4	GD	-12
1.27	PPG	0.47
33%	Win %	7%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/4

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Yankee Stadium as New York City FC face off against Philadelphia Union in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Kevin O'Toole has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
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' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
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' The referee calls foul for Jakob Glesnes. He receives a Yellow card.
30' The deadlock is broken! Gabriel Pereira gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
38' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Tayvon Gray gets a Yellow card.
43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nick Cushing might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' Julian Carranza has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
48' GOAL! Julian Carranza fires home to make it 1-2!
52' That is a Yellow card for New York City FC. Thiago Martins will be fuming at that decision.
53' Goal! Daniel Gazdag scores his 64 goal in 95 matches.
55' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Thiago Martins by Tony Alfaro on 55 minute.
60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
61' The referee calls foul for Kevin O'Toole. He receives a Yellow card.
62' New York City FC make a change. Andres Jasson trudges off to be replaced by Gabriel Segal on 62 minutes.
67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
69' The referee has no hesitation. Mikael Uhre is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 69.
74' Jesus Bueno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mikael Uhre on 74 minute.
79' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
83' The referee has no hesitation. Jesus Bueno is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 83.
86' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Jack Elliott by Chris Donovan on 86 minute.
With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Alonso Martinez	3
Alejandro Bedoya	3
David Villa	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

1.71 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Philadelphia Union 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC35% Draw25% Philadelphia Union40%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

65%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC30% Draw42% Philadelphia Union28%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

0 – 0

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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