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

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Philadelphia Union

Wed 29 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Jose Andres Martinez

Kyle Duncan 52' Y

Andres Reyes 65' Y

Y 86' Kai Wagner

Y 86' Andre Blake

Y 88' Jack Elliott

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

New York Red Bulls 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-29 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
26 Sep	New York City FC	A	1–0	W
23 Sep	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
17 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	4–0	W
14 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
11 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	1–1	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
25 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	3–1	W
03 Sep	New England Revolution	H	0–1	L
29 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	1–3	L
22 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–1	D

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York Red Bulls to score. At the same time, Philadelphia Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Philadelphia Union looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Milan Iloski scoring 2 goals.
10' 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.
15' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
18' What a moment for Sergio Santos! That strike on 18 puts his side firmly in control.
23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerhard Struber might look to freshen things up shortly.
28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerhard Struber will be considering his options from the bench.
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
37' What a strike from Omir Fernandez! The score is 1-1.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' Jose Andres Martinez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' New York Red Bulls make a change. Christian Casseres Jr. trudges off to be replaced by Wikelman Carmona on 46 minutes.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 305 games and scored 521 goals.
52' Controversy at the stadium! Kyle Duncan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
57' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
58' New York Red Bulls make a change. Omir Fernandez trudges off to be replaced by Tom Barlow on 58 minutes.
63' Jamaica international Andre Blake has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andres Reyes.
70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
74' Another substitution for New York Red Bulls to replace Dru Yearwood by Daniel Royer on 74 minute.
79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
84' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
86' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a Yellow card on 86.
87' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. John Tolkin is withdrawn and Thomas Edwards gets his opportunity.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Elliott.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

16
Dru Yearwood ↓ Daniel Royer 74'
27
Sean Davis
6
Kyle Duncan
13
Carlos Miguel
10
Patryk Klimala ↓ Frankie Amaya 74'
21
Omir Fernandez ↓ Tom Barlow 58'
15
Sean Nealis
5
Andrew Gutman
47
John Tolkin ↓ Thomas Edwards 87'
4
Andres Reyes
23
Christian Casseres Jr. ↓ Wikelman Carmona 46'

Bench

7
Thomas Edwards ↑ 87'
77
Daniel Royer ↑ 74'
18
Ryan Meara
8
Frankie Amaya ↑ 74'
74
Tom Barlow ↑ 58'
44
Youba Diarra
17
Cameron Harper
37
Caden Clark
19
Wikelman Carmona ↑ 46'

Coach Gerhard Struber

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Paxten Aaronson 74'
15
Olivier Mbaizo
17
Sergio Santos ↓ Daniel Gazdag 74'
8
Jose Andres Martinez
5
Jakob Glesnes
31
Leon Flach
10
Jamiro Monteiro
23
Kacper Przybylko

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

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

2021-09-29 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-09-17 Internacional CF Miami 0–4 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-09-11 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United SC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-09-29 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-09-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-09-19 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-09-03 Philadelphia Union 0–1 New England Revolution L 2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2021-08-22 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.32 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls35% Draw27% Philadelphia Union38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

61%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

65%

New York Red Bulls or Philadelphia Union

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls24% Draw45% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

7.8%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

7.2%

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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