New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .
- New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adam Wienckowski
- Referee Ted Unkel
- Referee David Gantar
- Referee Katie Nesbitt
- Referee Guido Gonzalez
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 15 | 21 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact FC | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 7 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 22 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 15 | 17 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 15 | 16 |
| 27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 11 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (18 games)
22%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
20%
Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
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
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 62
-
10
Kaku ↓ Vincent Bezecourt 90'
- 99
-
77
Daniel Royer ↓ Alex Muyl 73'
- 33
- 26
- 27
- 92
- 4
- 18
-
22
Florian Valot ↓ Carlos Rivas 83'
Bench
- 90
- 78
- 5
-
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 73'
-
88
Vincent Bezecourt ↑ 90'
- 24
-
11
Carlos Rivas ↑ 83'
Coach
Jesse Marsch
Philadelphia Union Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 18
-
17
C.J. Sapong ↓ Cory Burke 82'
- 26
- 12
-
20
Marcus Epps ↓ Ilsinho 64'
- 6
- 11
- 28
-
9
Fafa Picault ↓ David Accam 70'
- 4
Bench
- 33
- 2
- 3
-
7
David Accam ↑ 70'
- 1
-
19
Cory Burke ↑ 82'
-
25
Ilsinho ↑ 64'
Coach
Jim Curtin
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Daniel Gazdag | 4 |
| Patryk Klimala | 3 |
| Omir Fernandez | 2 |
| Kaku | 2 |
| Kacper Przybylko | 2 |
| Ilsinho | 2 |
| Tom Barlow | 2 |
| Sergio Santos | 2 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2018-05-26
New York Red Bulls
0–0
Philadelphia Union
D
2018-05-20
Atlanta United FC
1–3
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-05-13
Colorado Rapids SC
1–2
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-05-05
New York Red Bulls
4–0
New York City FC
W
2018-04-29
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–3
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-04-21
New York Red Bulls
1–2
Chicago Fire FC
L
Philadelphia Union Form
2018-05-26
New York Red Bulls
0–0
Philadelphia Union
D
2018-05-19
Philadelphia Union
4–1
Real Salt Lake
W
2018-05-12
Montreal Impact FC
0–2
Philadelphia Union
W
2018-05-09
Columbus Crew SC
1–0
Philadelphia Union
L
2018-05-05
Toronto FC
3–0
Philadelphia Union
L
2018-04-28
Philadelphia Union
3–2
D.C. United SC
W
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
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.

