New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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New York Red Bulls

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Philadelphia Union

Sat 15 May 2021 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Aaron Long

Y 61' Sean Nealis

Y 79' Dru Yearwood

Leon Flach 90' Y

Jack Elliott 90' Y

R 90' Dru Yearwood

Overview

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New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Subaru Park.

New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

New York Red Bulls 19 games · Avg 2.3 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-15 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2020-09-06 New York Red Bulls 0–3 Philadelphia Union 2020-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-10-20 Philadelphia Union 4–3 New York Red Bulls 2019-09-22 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Philadelphia Union	H	1–0	W
08 May	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
01 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
25 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–3	L
18 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L
21 Nov	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–3	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
12 May	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D
08 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–0	W
01 May	New York City FC	H	0–2	L
25 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–2	L
18 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D

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' KICK OFF: New York Red Bulls gets underway.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
9' Goal! Cory Burke scores his 40 goal in 289 matches.
14' Philadelphia Union looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Indiana Vassilev scoring 1 goals.
19' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' Dru Yearwood has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
29' Thomas Edwards is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
34' USA international Caden Clark has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
36' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Amro Tarek departs to be replaced by Thomas Edwards.
41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Philadelphia Union winning 100% of all matches.
46' The -year-old Christian Casseres Jr. has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
51' 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.
52' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Long argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
54' The crowd applauds Frankie Amaya as he leaves the pitch. Omir Fernandez steps in for Philadelphia Union.
58' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Anthony Fontana departs to be replaced by Kacper Przybylko.
61' Sean Nealis was booked on 61.
66' Kai Wagner, a Germany , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' Olivier Mbaizo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 289 appearances.
76' Philadelphia Union make a change. Caden Clark trudges off to be replaced by Dru Yearwood on 76 minutes.
78' Sergio Santos makes way for Matthew Real at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
79' Dru Yearwood is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
84' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Jack Elliott has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
90' Leon Flach picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Alejandro Bedoya makes way for Quinn Sullivan at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York Red Bulls to claim maximum points.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Quinn Sullivan 90'
21
Anthony Fontana ↓ Kacper Przybylko 58'
19
Cory Burke
15
Olivier Mbaizo
17
Sergio Santos ↓ Matthew Real 78'
5
Jakob Glesnes
31
Leon Flach
10
Jamiro Monteiro

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Thomas Edwards ↑ 36'
16
Dru Yearwood ↑ 76'
18
Ryan Meara
42
Brian White
21
Omir Fernandez ↑ 54'
47
John Tolkin
4
Andres Reyes
17
Cameron Harper ↑ 76'

Coach Gerhard Struber

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Gazdag	4
Patryk Klimala	3
Tom Barlow	2
Sergio Santos	2
Omir Fernandez	2
Kaku	2
Indiana Vassilev	2
Kacper Przybylko	2

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-05-15 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2021-05-08 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Toronto FC W 2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-04-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls L

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-05-15 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2021-05-12 Philadelphia Union 1–1 New England Revolution D 2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC L 2021-04-25 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.61 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.38 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls45% Draw26% Philadelphia Union29%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

70%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

55%

New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls31% Draw44% Philadelphia Union25%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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