Wednesday , 2 September 2026

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 22:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Benie Traore pen 4' 1–0
Luighi Hanri pen 45+2' 2–0
2–1 48' Danley Jean Jacques
2–2 69' Bruno Damiani
2–3 75' Bruno Damiani
Y 16' Nathan Harriel
Luighi Hanri 43' Y
Y 44' Jovan Lukic
Y 51' Milan Iloski
Tayvon Gray 79' Y
Y 85' Kai Wagner
Malachi Jones 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 22 52
2 Internacional CF Miami 22 42
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 37
4 New England Revolution 22 37
5 Charlotte FC 22 35
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 22 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 26
9 Toronto FC 22 25
10 D.C. United SC 22 25
11 Orlando City SC 22 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 21
14 Montreal Impact FC 22 21
15 Columbus Crew SC 22 20
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 43
17 Houston Dynamo 22 39
18 Los Angeles FC 23 36
19 San Jose Earthquakes 22 34
20 FC Dallas 22 34
21 St. Louis City 22 34
22 Colorado Rapids SC 22 31
23 San Diego FC 22 30
24 Minnesota United FC 22 29
25 Real Salt Lake 21 28
26 Portland Timbers 22 28
27 Seattle Sounders FC 21 26
28 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 26
29 Austin FC 22 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 15

Head-to-Head

8
1
11
New York City FC 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-16 New York City FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union 2026-03-01 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC 2025-10-04 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC 2025-04-12 New York City FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2024-09-18 New York City FC 1–5 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Philadelphia Union H 2–3 L
31 Jul Toronto FC H 1–1 D
25 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
22 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
24 May Nashville SC A 1–2 L
16 May New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug New York City FC A 3–2 W
01 Aug Atlanta United FC H 3–2 W
25 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
22 Jul New York Red Bulls H 3–1 W
24 May Internacional CF Miami A 3–4 L
16 May Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

New York City FC Philadelphia Union
#7 Position #12
28 Points 24
22 Played 22
7 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 10
36 Scored 34
31 Conceded 39
+5 GD -5
1.27 PPG 1.09
32% Win % 27%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 7th (28 pts). Philadelphia Union are 12th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
4/4
31-45
4/5
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/6
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/1
61-75
7/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 14 G 3 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 11 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York City FC and Philadelphia Union has kicked off!
  • 4' What a strike from Benie Traore! The score is 1-0.
  • 9' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 14' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Nathan Harriel on 16 minutes earns him a card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
  • 21' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' Luighi Hanri picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Jovan Lukic. He receives a card.
  • 46' What composure from Luighi Hanri! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 47' What a strike from Luighi Hanri! The score is 3-0.
  • 48' Danley Jean Jacques does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
  • 51' The referee has no hesitation. Milan Iloski is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 51.
  • 56' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Maximo Carrizo is replacing Jonathan Shore for the New York City FC side.
  • 62' Jesus Bueno gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Jovan Lukic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Talles Magno. He replaces Luighi Hanri on 67 minute.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Bruno Damiani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' Indiana Vassilev makes way for Quinn Sullivan at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 75' Bruno Damiani doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 78' Max Murray makes way for Raul Gustavo at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Tayvon Gray. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 80' Alejandro Bedoya is replacing Cavan Sullivan for the Philadelphia Union side.
  • 85' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 85.
  • 90' Malachi Jones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for New York City FC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Richter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-08-16 New York City FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union 2026-03-01 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC 2025-10-04 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC 2025-04-12 New York City FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2024-09-18 New York City FC 1–5 Philadelphia Union

New York City FC Form

2026-08-16 New York City FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union L 2026-07-31 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-07-22 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York City FC W 2026-05-24 Nashville SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-08-16 New York City FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union W 2026-08-01 Philadelphia Union 3–2 Atlanta United FC W 2026-07-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2026-07-22 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-24 Internacional CF Miami 4–3 Philadelphia Union L 2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.03 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Philadelphia Union 75% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC40% Draw25% Philadelphia Union35%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.85
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
65%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
60%
New York City FC or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC33% Draw39% Philadelphia Union28%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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