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

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MLS · 2024

New York City FC

1 – 5

Full Time

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 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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Yankee Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York City FC and Philadelphia Union.
5' Agustin Ojeda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 168 appearances.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Rick made 286 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Tai Baribo adds to his 3 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Goal! Mikkel Uhre scores his 21 goal in 286 matches.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' Daniel Gazdag adds to his 1 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Daniel Gazdag will be fuming at that decision.
46' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Tayvon Gray by Mitja Ilenic on 46 minute.
50' Brilliant from the ! Alonso Martinez makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 45.
51' That looks like a foul for a card for Strahinja Tanasijevic.
56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cavan Sullivan suffering a number of foals already.
58' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Alonso Martinez exits the field as Monsef Bakrar enters on 58.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kai Wagner is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
67' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Mikkel Uhre is replaced by Samuel Adeniran.
72' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Jovan Mijatovic on, Strahinja Tanasijevic off on 72 minutes.
74' Jacob Glesnes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
79' The supporters are chanting for Jesus Bueno. He replaces Alejandro Bedoya on 79 minute.
80' The crowd applauds Tai Baribo as he leaves the pitch. Quinn Sullivan steps in for Philadelphia Union.
85' A goal from the Venezuela international Jesus Bueno! He fires home on 85 to make it 1-5!
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kevin O'Toole.
90' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cavan Sullivan is hanging Daniel Gazdag on the field on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York City FC 1-5 Philadelphia Union.

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
Julian Carranza	3
Alonso Martinez	3
Alejandro Bedoya	3
David Villa	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

1.85 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.11 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Philadelphia Union 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC33% Draw24% Philadelphia Union43%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

67%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC28% Draw38% Philadelphia Union34%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 3

5.3%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

0 – 1

3.6%

2 – 0

3.4%

1 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	16%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	18%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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