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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
#10 Position #6
33 Points 39
26 Played 27
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
34 Scored 54
48 Conceded 44
-14 GD +10
1.27 PPG 1.44
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! New York Red Bulls welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Florian Valot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Haris Medunjanin, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Cory Burke, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Daniel Royer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' The 33-year-old Tim Parker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Amir Murillo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' Philadelphia Union looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Milan Iloski scoring 2 goals.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • The points are shared — New York Red Bulls 0-0 Philadelphia Union. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls36% Draw29% Philadelphia Union35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
65%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
64%
New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls23% Draw50% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.6%

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% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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