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Philadelphia Union vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE QUARTER FINALS

MLS · 2026
Sun 20 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC Talen Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs New York Red BullsMLS at Talen Energy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct New York Red Bulls H 4–3 W
06 Oct New York City FC H 1–2 L
29 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
26 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
22 Sep New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
14 Sep Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Philadelphia Union A 3–4 L
06 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L
29 Sep D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
22 Sep Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
19 Sep Portland Timbers A 2–0 W
15 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 2–4 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls is underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 6' What a strike from Josh Sims! The score is 0-1.
  • 11' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 24' Tim Parker does the damage! The net is bulging and New York Red Bulls surge ahead!
  • 29' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Josh Sims has done his job and it is now time for Alex Muyl to step up.
  • 30' Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alejandro Bedoya makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Rzatkowski, as he is very good at scoring at Talen Energy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' Poor challenge from Jamiro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 286 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 49' Tom Barlow doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 52' Jack Elliott does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' Alejandro Bedoya picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' The whistle greets Andrew Wooten as he departs to be replaced by Ilsinho.
  • 67' Kai Wagner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Alejandro Romero Gamarra has done his job and it is now time for Sean Davis to step up.
  • 72' Philadelphia Union make a change. Brenden Aaronson trudges off to be replaced by Fafa Picault on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 78' Magnificent from Fafa Picault! That is 70 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 84' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Tom Barlow is replaced by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
  • 89' Brian White has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.19 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union47% Draw23% New York Red Bulls30%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
69%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
53%
Philadelphia Union or New York Red Bulls
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union36% Draw38% New York Red Bulls26%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 14% 86%
-2 14% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% 73%
-1 27% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% 54%
+0.5 68% 32%
+1 68% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% 7%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
17%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
12%

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