Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Philadelphia Union

2 – 0

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New York City FC

Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC — MLS .

Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Craig Lowry
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee C.J. Morgante
Referee Edvin Jurisevic

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

Philadelphia Union 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-18 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	New York City FC	H	2–0	W
11 Aug	New England Revolution	A	3–2	W
05 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
26 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	3–1	W
21 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
12 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	4–3	W

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
12 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–2	W
05 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
29 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L
27 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	2–0	W
14 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		New York City FC
#6	Position	#10
50	Points	42
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
66	Scored	49
52	Conceded	45
+14	GD	+4
1.47	PPG	1.24
41%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with New York City FC.
5' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Benie Traore scoring 1 goals.
10' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Ebenezer Ofori has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' Andre Blake is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
45' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' 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.
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 Maxi Moralez suffering a number of foals already.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
75' Philadelphia Union have won 521 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
80' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Sweat made 305 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
It finishes all square. Philadelphia Union and New York City FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Ebenezer Ofori
9
Jo Inge Berget
3
Anton Tinnerholm
29
Ismael Tajouri ↓ Rodney Wallace 82'
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring
6
Alexander Callens ↓ Ronald Matarrita 65'
2
Ben Sweat
7
David Villa C ↓ Jesus Medina 56'
1
Sean Johnson

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	6
Valentin Castellanos	5
Daniel Gazdag	4
Maxi Moralez	4
Julian Carranza	3
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Alonso Martinez	3
Ismael Tajouri	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.87 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union to win 55% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union55% Draw24% New York City FC21%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

79%

Draw or New York City FC

45%

Philadelphia Union or New York City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union40% Draw44% New York City FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

3.2%

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

New York City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Clean Sheet