New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union

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🕒 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Guido Gonzales Jr 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
New York City FC 9 · Philadelphia Union 1
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.17 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.17
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 43%
Home wins 52%
Draws 22%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (11-16).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-1-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

34
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 9-2-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 20
Avg: 1.33 / 1.11

Points

29
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
1.61
1.56
GF
1.33
1.17
GA
1.11
71%
O2.5
35%
53%
BTTS
29%
53%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

New York City FC rank9th
Philadelphia Union rank1st
New York City FC points56
Philadelphia Union points66
New York City FC: #9 · 56 pts · GD +6
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Philadelphia Union: #1 · 66 pts · GD +22
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York City FC last 5 home

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Philadelphia Union last 5 away

L W L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals7-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS29%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.541%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home82%
New York City FC clean sheet at home29%
Philadelphia Union score away59%
Philadelphia Union clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first53%
New York City FC win after scoring first78%
Philadelphia Union score first41%
Philadelphia Union win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 50% · Philadelphia Union 22%
Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 26.4' · Philadelphia Union 32.1'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home1.56 vs 1.64
New York City FC concede at home1.17 vs 1.36
Philadelphia Union score away1.33 vs 1.36
Philadelphia Union concede away1.11 vs 1.64
New York City FC score 5% below league average, while Philadelphia Union score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: New York City FC are 14% below league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

New York City FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
61-75 3
46-60 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
3
Total Shots
11
16
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
3
8
Shots Inside Box
6
10
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
6
6
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
456
419
Passes Accurate
340
317
Passes %
75%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
33'
33' O. Makhanya
55'
55' Goal · 1-0
A. Martínez
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ilenič
66'
66' D. Jean-Jacques
1st substitution · For: M. Uhre
75'
75' M. Moralez
1st substitution · For: J. Fernández
75'
75' Q. Sullivan
2nd substitution · For: A. Bedoya
75'
75' B. Damiani
3rd substitution · For: C. Donovan
86'
86' H. Wolf
2nd substitution · For: M. Bakrar
86'
86' A. Ojeda
3rd substitution · For: B. Risa
86'
86' O. Makhanya
4th substitution · For: F. Westfield
90+3'
90+3' F. Westfield

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York City FC beat Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Sunday, 13 April 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Guido Gonzales Jr.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. O. Makhanya received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 33'.

Second half: New York City FC took the lead at 55' when A. Martínez scored, with the assist credited to M. Ilenič, making the score 1-0. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 66', with D. Jean-Jacques replacing M. Uhre. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 75', with M. Moralez replacing J. Fernández. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Q. Sullivan replacing A. Bedoya. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 75', with B. Damiani replacing C. Donovan. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 86', with H. Wolf replacing M. Bakrar. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 86', with A. Ojeda replacing B. Risa. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 86', with O. Makhanya replacing F. Westfield. F. Westfield received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 90+3'.

New York City FC used 3 substitutions while Philadelphia Union used 4 substitutions. Philadelphia Union got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (11-16).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins10
Draws1
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals12 (57.1%)
BTTS13 (61.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS6 (66.7%)

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union Head-to-Head History by Season