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 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 15 games · 19 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	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

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
#15	Position	#8
7	Points	19
15	Played	15
1 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	5 / 4 / 6
18	Scored	25
30	Conceded	21
-12	GD	+4
0.47	PPG	1.27
7%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: New York City FC gets underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' A quiet spell here at . Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
55' Alexander Callens has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' Ebenezer Ofori has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
65' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' Jo Inge Berget has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
80' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
85' Jack Elliott, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
New York City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Philadelphia Union were simply the better side today.

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.55 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union45% Draw26% New York City FC29%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

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

71%

Draw or New York City FC

55%

Philadelphia Union or New York City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union30% Draw45% New York City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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)

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