New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

New York City FC

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Philadelphia Union

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 23:30 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Olwethu Makhanya

Y 90' Frankie Westfield

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Citi Field.

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

2025-04-12 New York City FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	1–0	W
06 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
29 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	3–4	L
22 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
15 Mar	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
09 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
05 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	0–0	D
29 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
22 Mar	St. Louis City	H	1–0	W
16 Mar	Nashville SC	H	1–3	L
09 Mar	New England Revolution	A	2–0	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' Temperatures are rising at Citi Field as New York City FC face off against Philadelphia Union in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
10' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Tai Baribo, a Israel , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Olwethu Makhanya is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 33.
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kai Wagner, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
48' 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.
53' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' What a moment for Alonso Martinez! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keaton Parks made 293 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
66' Mikkel Uhre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danley Jean Jacques on 66 minute.
71' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
75' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Maxi Moralez is withdrawn and Julian Fernandez gets his opportunity.
76' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Bruno Damiani by Chris Donovan on 76 minute.
81' Mikkel Uhre has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
86' Another change for New York City FC made on 86 minute. Hannes Wolf leaves to be changed by Monsef Bakrar.
87' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Frankie Westfield comes on to replace Olwethu Makhanya.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Frankie Westfield.
New York City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
19
Indiana Vassilev
33
Quinn Sullivan ↓ Alejandro Bedoya 76'
26
Nathan Harriel
21
Danley Jean Jacques ↓ Mikkel Uhre 66'
5
Jacob Glesnes
9
Tai Baribo
20
Bruno Damiani ↓ Chris Donovan 76'
29
Olwethu Makhanya ↓ Frankie Westfield 87'
76
Andrew Rick
4
Jovan Lukic

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

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
David Villa	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2025-04-12 New York City FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-04-06 New York City FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2025-03-29 Atlanta United FC 4–3 New York City FC L 2025-03-22 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 New York City FC D 2025-03-15 New York City FC 2–1 New England Revolution W 2025-03-09 New York City FC 2–1 Orlando City SC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2025-04-12 New York City FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-04-05 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2025-03-29 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2025-03-22 Philadelphia Union 1–0 St. Louis City W 2025-03-16 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Nashville SC L 2025-03-09 New England Revolution 0–2 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.52 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC41% Draw26% Philadelphia Union33%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

59%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC28% Draw44% Philadelphia Union28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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