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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

11
5
4
Philadelphia Union 20 games · Avg 2.4 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
#6 Position #10
39 Points 33
27 Played 26
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11
54 Scored 34
44 Conceded 48
+10 GD -14
1.44 PPG 1.27
41% Win % 35%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Philadelphia Union kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Philadelphia Union looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Milan Iloski scoring 2 goals.
  • 15' Tyler Adams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' It’s high time Chris Armas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' New York Red Bulls come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Bradley Wright-Phillips, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 291 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 90' The 28-year-old Auston Trusty has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • It finishes all square. Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.86 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union46% Draw26% New York Red Bulls28%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
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 20%
80%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
72%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
54%
Philadelphia Union or New York Red Bulls
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union37% Draw43% New York Red Bulls20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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