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Philadelphia Union vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Jon Freemon

Head-to-Head

10
5
4
Philadelphia Union 19 games · Avg 2.3 goals New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
06 Oct Minnesota United FC H 5–1 W
29 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
23 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 2–0 W
20 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
15 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 1–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W
07 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
30 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
22 Sep Toronto FC H 2–0 W
16 Sep D.C. United SC A 3–3 D
01 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union New York Red Bulls
#13 Position #8
16 Points 25
18 Played 18
4 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
25 Scored 29
33 Conceded 39
-8 GD -10
0.89 PPG 1.39
22% Win % 39%

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
26% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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 Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

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 Red Bulls does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The 39-year-old Alejandro Bedoya has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael Amir Murillo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Ray Gaddis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Andre Blake has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' New York Red Bulls seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.62 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or New York Red Bulls 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union38% Draw27% New York Red Bulls35%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
65%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
62%
Philadelphia Union or New York Red Bulls
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union30% Draw44% New York Red Bulls26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% 60%
+0.5 66% 34%
+1 66% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
24%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
21%

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