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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
11
New York Red Bulls 20 games · Avg 2.4 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
#11 Position #6
42 Points 50
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 14 / 8 / 12
48 Scored 66
62 Conceded 52
-14 GD +14
1.24 PPG 1.47
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
6/7
31-45
8/7
46-60
12/2
61-75
17/5
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 13 G 3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 8 G 1 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 19 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 13 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 9 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as New York Red Bulls face off against Philadelphia Union in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jesse Marsch might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Florian Valot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' C.J. Sapong has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 75' Philadelphia Union have won 514 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Philadelphia Union winning 100% of all matches.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' 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.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls37% Draw30% Philadelphia Union33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
67%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
63%
New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls23% Draw51% Philadelphia Union26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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