New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

New York City FC

1 – 5

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Philadelphia Union

Wed 18 Sep 2024 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 42' Daniel Gazdag

Strahinja Tanasijevic 51' Y

Kevin O'Toole 90' Y

Overview

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

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

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

2024-09-18 New York City FC 1–5 Philadelphia Union 2024-05-15 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC 2023-07-15 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC 2023-05-27 New York City FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union 2022-10-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–5	L
14 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–4	L
24 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D
20 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
17 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	New York City FC	A	5–1	W
14 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–3	L
31 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	2–0	W
28 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–1	L
20 Jul	Nashville SC	H	3–0	W
17 Jul	New England Revolution	H	5–1	W

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' That's the starting whistle at Yankee Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York City FC and Philadelphia Union.
5' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 289 games and scored 459 goals.
15' Magnificent from Tai Baribo! That is 31 goals in 14 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
20' Philadelphia Union seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' Mikkel Uhre does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thiago Martins is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
31' Daniel Gazdag does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tayvon Gray, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Gazdag is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 42.
46' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mitja Ilenic is hanging Tayvon Gray on the field on 46 minute.
50' The Costa Rica Alonso Martinez breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-3!
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Strahinja Tanasijevic.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
58' Monsef Bakrar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alonso Martinez at the 58 minute mark.
63' Jovan Mijatovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
67' Samuel Adeniran is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikkel Uhre at the 67 minute mark.
72' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Strahinja Tanasijevic is withdrawn and Jovan Mijatovic gets his opportunity.
74' What composure from Jacob Glesnes! The Norway international strokes it home. 1-4.
79' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Alejandro Bedoya is replaced by Jesus Bueno on 79 minute.
80' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Tai Baribo has done his job and it is now time for Quinn Sullivan to step up.
85' Against the run of play, Jesus Bueno has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Poor challenge from Kevin O'Toole. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Philadelphia Union make a change. Daniel Gazdag trudges off to be replaced by Cavan Sullivan on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. New York City FC and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 1-5.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Strahinja Tanasijevic ↓ Jovan Mijatovic 72'
17
Hannes Wolf ↓ Andres Perea 58'
13
Thiago Martins
6
James Sands
55
Keaton Parks
49
Matt Freese
24
Tayvon Gray ↓ Mitja Ilenic 46'
10
Santiago Rodriguez
22
Kevin O'Toole
26
Agustin Ojeda ↓ Maxi Moralez 46'
16
Alonso Martinez ↓ Monsef Bakrar 58'

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Philadelphia Union Lineups

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
Julian Carranza	3
Alonso Martinez	3
Mikkel Uhre	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2024-09-18 New York City FC 1–5 Philadelphia Union L 2024-09-14 D.C. United SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2024-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 New York City FC L 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-07-20 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2024-07-17 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-09-18 New York City FC 1–5 Philadelphia Union W 2024-09-14 Internacional CF Miami 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2024-08-31 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-07-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Nashville SC W 2024-07-17 Philadelphia Union 5–1 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.81 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.18 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Philadelphia Union 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC32% Draw24% Philadelphia Union44%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

68%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC27% Draw38% Philadelphia Union35%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 3

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.9%

0 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.2%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	15%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	18%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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