Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Philadelphia Union

0 – 2

Full Time

New York City FC

Sat 1 May 2021 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jose Andres Martinez 16' R

Y 18' Alfredo Morales

Y 25' Sebastien Ibeagha

Jamiro Monteiro 38' Y

Y 45' Maxi Moralez

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC — MLS at Subaru Park.

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

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

2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC 2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC 2019-06-29 New York City FC 4–2 Philadelphia Union 2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
25 Nov	New England Revolution	H	0–2	L
08 Nov	New England Revolution	H	2–0	W
01 Nov	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Philadelphia Union	A	2–0	W
24 Apr	FC Cincinnati	H	5–0	W
18 Apr	D.C. United SC	A	1–2	L
21 Nov	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
08 Nov	Chicago Fire FC	A	4–3	W
02 Nov	New York Red Bulls	H	5–2	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Philadelphia Union to score. At the same time, New York City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Against the run of play, Jesus Medina has scored! This game has turned on its head.
10' James Sands has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
16' It’s gonna be a Red card for Jose Andres Martinez.
18' That is a Yellow card for New York City FC. Alfredo Morales will be fuming at that decision.
23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastien Ibeagha is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 25.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' The referee calls foul for Jamiro Monteiro. He receives a Yellow card.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
45' The referee calls foul for Maxi Moralez. He receives a Yellow card.
50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' The crowd applauds Matthew Real as he leaves the pitch. Kai Wagner steps in for Philadelphia Union.
65' Magnificent from Valentin Castellanos! That is 96 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
66' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi comes on to replace Alfredo Morales.
71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
72' The supporters are chanting for Jack McGlynn. He replaces Alejandro Bedoya on 72 minute.
76' Nicolas Acevedo is replacing Keaton Parks for the New York City FC side.
81' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Quinn Sullivan comes on to replace Cory Burke.
90' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Jesus Medina is replaced by Andres Jasson on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Kai Wagner ↑ 61'
78
Aurelien Collin
4
Stuart Findlay
1
Matt Freese
13
Cole Turner
31
Leon Flach ↑ 61'
33
Quinn Sullivan ↑ 85'
16
Jack McGlynn ↑ 72'
23
Kacper Przybylko ↑ 61'

Coach Jim Curtin

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Alfredo Morales ↓ Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 66'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
10
Maxi Moralez
6
Alexander Callens ↓ Vuk Latinovich 90'
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Andres Jasson 90'
5
Sebastien Ibeagha
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Nicolas Acevedo 76'
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 76'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

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 2020-11-25 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New England Revolution L 2020-11-08 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution W 2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L

New York City FC Form

2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC W 2021-04-24 New York City FC 5–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC W 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.17 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 New York City FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union24% Draw25% New York City FC51%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

48%

Draw or New York City FC

76%

Philadelphia Union or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union18% Draw42% New York City FC40%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 0

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.7%

1 – 4

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	22%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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