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New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 26 May 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez

Head-to-Head

4
5
9
New York Red Bulls 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
20 May Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W
13 May Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
05 May New York City FC H 4–0 W
29 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
21 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
19 May Real Salt Lake H 4–1 W
12 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
09 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
05 May Toronto FC A 0–3 L
28 Apr D.C. United SC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union
#5 Position #15
22 Points 7
15 Played 15
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
25 Scored 18
32 Conceded 30
-7 GD -12
1.47 PPG 0.47
40% Win % 7%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ 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' The ball is rolling at . New York Red Bulls are looking to make home advantage count against Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' Michael Amir Murillo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 10' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Philadelphia Union have won 477 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Tim Parker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Florian Valot needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Paraguay international Kaku has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls49% Draw28% Philadelphia Union23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
77%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
51%
New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls35% Draw49% Philadelphia Union16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% 50%
+0.5 79% 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
41%
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
23%

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