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

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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Subaru Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC.
5' Jesus Medina puts New York City FC on the lead.
10' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
15' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' That is a Red card for Philadelphia Union. Jose Andres Martinez will be fuming at that decision.
18' Alfredo Morales catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
23' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastien Ibeagha.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jamiro Monteiro.
43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Maxi Moralez is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 45.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
61' Kai Wagner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matthew Real on 61 minute.
65' What a strike from Valentin Castellanos! The score is 0-2.
66' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is replacing Alfredo Morales for the New York City FC side.
71' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
72' Jack McGlynn is replacing Alejandro Bedoya for the Philadelphia Union side.
76' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Keaton Parks exits the field as Nicolas Acevedo enters on 76.
81' 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.
85' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Quinn Sullivan comes on to replace Cory Burke.
90' Andres Jasson is replacing Jesus Medina for the New York City FC side.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

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
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Julian Carranza	3
Alonso Martinez	3
Mikkel Uhre	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

1.09 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.98 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union22% Draw25% New York City FC53%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

47%

Draw or New York City FC

78%

Philadelphia Union or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union17% Draw42% New York City FC41%

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

8.5%

0 – 0

6.3%

1 – 3

6.3%

0 – 3

5.8%

2 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.5%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	22%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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