New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union

New York City FC

3 - 1

Philadelphia Union

🕒 Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Alan Kelly 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 40

Regular Season Table

New York City FC 7 · Philadelphia Union 11

Referee Stats

Alan Kelly

25 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	64%
Draws	20%
Away wins	16%

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-4-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 12

Avg: 2.05 / 0.63

Points

Avg: 2.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 33

Avg: 1.17 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.26

PPG

1.17

2.05

1.17

0.63

1.83

53%

O2.5

59%

47%

BTTS

41%

Score 1st

League-position context

New York City FC rank7th

Philadelphia Union rank11th

New York City FC points56

Philadelphia Union points50

New York City FC: #7 · 56 pts · GD +14

13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Philadelphia Union: #11 · 50 pts · GD -1

19 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York City FC last 5 home

W W D L D

Points8/15

Weighted index69

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Philadelphia Union last 5 away

L D W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.541%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.541%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home94%

New York City FC clean sheet at home47%

Philadelphia Union score away59%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first0%

New York City FC win after scoring first0%

Philadelphia Union score first0%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 0% · Philadelphia Union 0%

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home2.05 vs 1.92

New York City FC concede at home0.63 vs 1.27

Philadelphia Union score away1.17 vs 1.27

Philadelphia Union concede away1.83 vs 1.92

New York City FC score 7% above league average, while Philadelphia Union score 8% below league average.

Defensive side: New York City FC are 50% below league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 5% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	21
Home Wins	10
Draws	1
Away Wins	10
Over 2.5 Goals	12 (57.1%)
BTTS	13 (61.9%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (55.6%)
BTTS	6 (66.7%)

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

2026-2027 Season

01 Mar 2026 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 1 - 2

2025-2026 Season

24 Nov 2025 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 0 - 1 04 Oct 2025 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 1 - 0 12 Apr 2025 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

18 Sep 2024 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 1 - 5 15 May 2024 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 1 - 2

2023-2024 Season

15 Jul 2023 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 2 - 1 27 May 2023 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 1 - 3

2022-2023 Season

31 Oct 2022 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 3 - 1 26 Jun 2022 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 2 - 1 19 Mar 2022 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 0 - 2

2021-2022 Season

05 Dec 2021 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 1 - 2 07 Nov 2021 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 1 - 1 18 Aug 2021 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 1 - 0 01 May 2021 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 0 - 2

2020-2021 Season

09 Jul 2020 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 0 - 1

2019-2020 Season

06 Oct 2019 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 1 - 2 29 Jun 2019 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 4 - 2

2018-2019 Season

31 Oct 2018 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 3 - 1 28 Oct 2018 New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union 3 - 1 18 Aug 2018 Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC 2 - 0