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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
10
New York Red Bulls 19 games · Avg 2.3 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
#8 Position #13
25 Points 16
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
29 Scored 25
39 Conceded 33
-10 GD -8
1.39 PPG 0.89
39% Win % 22%

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
26% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kemar Lawrence made 286 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Andre Blake needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Borek Dockal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
  • 55' It’s high time Jesse Marsch made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' Ryan Meara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' David Accam is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York Red Bulls 0-0 Philadelphia Union.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls45% Draw28% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
73%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
55%
New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls31% Draw49% Philadelphia Union20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% 79%
-1 21% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% 56%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
36%
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
25%

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