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

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MLS · 2024

New York City FC

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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 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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Yankee Stadium!
5' 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.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Tai Baribo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 11 goals this season for the .
20' A quiet spell here at Yankee Stadium. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Mikkel Uhre doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
30' Quinn Sullivan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
31' Daniel Gazdag is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
36' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
41' Olivier Mbaizo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 304 appearances.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Gazdag argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Mitja Ilenic comes on to replace Tayvon Gray.
50' What a strike from Alonso Martinez! The score is 1-3.
51' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Strahinja Tanasijevic gets a card.
56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
58' Monsef Bakrar is replacing Alonso Martinez for the New York City FC side.
63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nick Cushing might look to freshen things up shortly.
67' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Mikkel Uhre has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Adeniran to step up.
72' New York City FC make a change. Strahinja Tanasijevic trudges off to be replaced by Jovan Mijatovic on 72 minutes.
74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jacob Glesnes makes it 1-4.
79' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 79 minute. Alejandro Bedoya leaves to be changed by Jesus Bueno.
80' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Tai Baribo is replaced by Quinn Sullivan on 80 minute.
85' Brilliant from the ! Jesus Bueno makes it 1-5 with a superb finish on 85.
90' A moment of madness from Kevin O'Toole on 90 minutes earns him a card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
90' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Daniel Gazdag departs to be replaced by Cavan Sullivan.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Philadelphia Union to claim maximum points.

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
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Alonso Martinez	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

4 / 4

1.46 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.38 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC25% Draw23% Philadelphia Union52%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

75%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC20% Draw37% Philadelphia Union43%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 3

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 1

5.3%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

1 – 4

0 – 0

3.3%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	6%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	12%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	20%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	17%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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