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 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 18 games · 26 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	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

Philadelphia Union 19 games · Avg 2.9 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
#13	Position	#5
16	Points	26
18	Played	18
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
25	Scored	31
33	Conceded	24
-8	GD	+7
0.89	PPG	1.44
22%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC.
5' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 289 games and scored 459 goals.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Jo Inge Berget has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' 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.
35' Alexander Callens is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
40' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
50' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cory Burke is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
80' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
90' Alejandro Bedoya needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Philadelphia Union and New York City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Alonso Martinez	3
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Julian Carranza	3
Mikkel Uhre	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union47% Draw25% New York City FC28%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

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

Philadelphia Union or Draw

72%

Draw or New York City FC

53%

Philadelphia Union or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union32% Draw45% New York City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

7.2%

0 – 0

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

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

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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