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 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

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

New York Red Bulls 18 games · Avg 2.2 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
#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)

22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

20% Clean Sheets
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' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against Philadelphia Union. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jakob Glesnes made 286 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
9' Brilliant from the ! Cory Burke makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 9.
14' 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 Frankie Amaya suffering a number of foals already.
19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
24' Fabio, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' Carlos Miguel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
36' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Amro Tarek is replaced by Thomas Edwards on 36 minute.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sergio Santos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
51' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
52' A moment of madness from Aaron Long on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
54' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Omir Fernandez on, Frankie Amaya off on 54 minutes.
58' The whistle greets Anthony Fontana as he departs to be replaced by Kacper Przybylko.
61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sean Nealis on 61 minutes.
66' 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.
71' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
76' Philadelphia Union make a change. Caden Clark trudges off to be replaced by Dru Yearwood on 76 minutes.
78' Matthew Real has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergio Santos on 78 minute.
79' Philadelphia Union player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
84' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
89' Leon Flach has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' Leon Flach catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Quinn Sullivan on, Alejandro Bedoya off on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. New York Red Bulls take all three 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
Kaku	2
Kacper Przybylko	2
Ilsinho	2
Tom Barlow	2
Sergio Santos	2
Omir Fernandez	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

1.72 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls49% Draw26% Philadelphia Union25%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

74%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

51%

New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls35% Draw44% Philadelphia Union21%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

7.6%

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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