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

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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.

New York City FC 29 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 29 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#10	Position	#6
33	Points	45
29	Played	29
8 / 9 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 10
42	Scored	59
40	Conceded	46
+2	GD	+13
1.14	PPG	1.55
28%	Win %	45%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 10th (33 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

5/6

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/6

76+

2/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

7/5

46-60

11/1

61-75

15/3

76+

7/5

■ 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	18 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	11 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
4' GOAL! Benie Traore fires home to make it 1-0!
9' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
14' A quiet spell here at Yankee Stadium. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
16' Poor challenge from Nathan Harriel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
26' New York City FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
31' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' It’s high time Ryan Richter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
44' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Jovan Lukic will be fuming at that decision.
46' What a moment for Luighi Hanri! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
47' Luighi Hanri adds to his 3 season tally! New York City FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
48' Danley Jean Jacques does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
51' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 51.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nico Cavallo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
60' New York City FC ring the changes. Jonathan Shore has done his job and it is now time for Maximo Carrizo to step up.
62' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Jovan Lukic exits the field as Jesus Bueno enters on 62.
67' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Talles Magno comes on to replace Luighi Hanri.
69' Brilliant from the ! Bruno Damiani makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 69.
70' Indiana Vassilev makes way for Quinn Sullivan at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
75' What a moment for Bruno Damiani! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
78' New York City FC ring the changes. Max Murray has done his job and it is now time for Raul Gustavo to step up.
79' It’s gonna be a card for Tayvon Gray.
80' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Cavan Sullivan exits the field as Alejandro Bedoya enters on 80.
85' Kai Wagner picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Malachi Jones was booked on 90.
New York City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Philadelphia Union were simply the better side today.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Talles Magno ↑ 67'
30
Tomas Romero
34
Raul Gustavo ↑ 78'
22
Kevin O'Toole ↑ 60'
29
Maximo Carrizo ↑ 60'
35
Mitja Ilenic
88
Malachi Jones ↑ 67'
15
Kevin Pierre Jr.

Coach Pascal Jansen

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
19
Indiana Vassilev ↓ Quinn Sullivan 70'
10
Milan Iloski
26
Nathan Harriel
21
Danley Jean Jacques
9
Bruno Damiani
6
Cavan Sullivan ↓ Alejandro Bedoya 80'
39
Frankie Westfield
4
Jovan Lukic ↓ Jesus Bueno 62'
44
Neil Pierre

Bench

Coach Ryan Richter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	6
Valentin Castellanos	5
Maxi Moralez	4
Daniel Gazdag	4
Julian Carranza	3
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Alonso Martinez	3
Mikkel Uhre	2

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

1.8 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Philadelphia Union 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC35% Draw25% Philadelphia Union40%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

65%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC28% Draw39% Philadelphia Union33%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

2 – 0

3.7%

1 – 0

3.6%

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%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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