New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union

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๐Ÿ•’ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:30 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ Sports Illustrated Stadium ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Ismir Pekmic ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 27 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
New York Red Bulls 18 ยท Philadelphia Union 1
Referee Stats
17 matches ยท 5.35 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.35
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 59%
Home wins 47%
Draws 24%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-11).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

New York Red Bulls (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-3-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 23
Avg: 2.12 / 1.35

Points

33
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
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

1.94
PPG
1.61
2.12
GF
1.33
1.35
GA
1.11
65%
O2.5
35%
59%
BTTS
29%
53%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

New York Red Bulls rank18th
Philadelphia Union rank1st
New York Red Bulls points43
Philadelphia Union points66
New York Red Bulls: #18 ยท 43 pts ยท GD +1
22 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Philadelphia Union: #1 ยท 66 pts ยท GD +22
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York Red Bulls last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals5-5
Record2-1-2
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 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 Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% ยท Over 1.5 76% ยท Over 3.5 41% ยท 1H BTTS 0%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

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

Scoring reliability

New York Red Bulls score at home88%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet at home35%
Philadelphia Union score away59%
Philadelphia Union clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

New York Red Bulls score first53%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first78%
Philadelphia Union score first41%
Philadelphia Union win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York Red Bulls 57% ยท Philadelphia Union 22%
Avg first goal minute: New York Red Bulls 26.4' ยท Philadelphia Union 32.1'

Vs league average

New York Red Bulls score at home2.12 vs 1.64
New York Red Bulls concede at home1.35 vs 1.36
Philadelphia Union score away1.33 vs 1.36
Philadelphia Union concede away1.11 vs 1.64
New York Red Bulls score 29% above league average, while Philadelphia Union score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: New York Red Bulls are 1% below league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

New York Red Bulls goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 8
61-75 7
0-15 6
46-60 6
31-45 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
16-30 6
0-15 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
46-60 1

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
1
Total Shots
7
11
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
5
5
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
1
2
Fouls
13
8
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
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Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
398
371
Passes Accurate
281
251
Passes %
71%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
28' โ†‘โ†“
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28' โ‡„ A. Blake
1st substitution ยท For: A. Rick
46' โ†‘โ†“
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46' โ‡„ C. Donovan
2nd substitution ยท For: B. Damiani
58' โ†‘โ†“
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58' โ‡„ S. Ngoma
1st substitution ยท For: D. Gjengaar
61' โ†‘โ†“
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61' โ‡„ A. Bedoya
3rd substitution ยท For: Q. Sullivan
61' โ†‘โ†“
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61' โ‡„ M. Uhre
4th substitution ยท For: T. Baribo
74' โšฝ
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74' โšฝ Goal ยท 1-0
D. Nealis
Normal Goal
77'
77' D. Nealis
78' โ†‘โ†“
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78' โ‡„ J. Bueno
5th substitution ยท For: D. Jean-Jacques
82' โ†‘โ†“
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82' โ‡„ E. Forsberg
2nd substitution ยท For: J. Hall
90' โ†‘โ†“
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90' โ‡„ W. Carmona
3rd substitution ยท For: S. Nealis
90' โ†‘โ†“
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90' โ‡„ E. Choupo-Moting
4th substitution ยท For: W. Bogacz
90+6'
90+6' W. Bogacz

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

New York Red Bulls beat Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ismir Pekmic. It was played at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 28', with A. Blake replacing A. Rick.

Second half: Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 46', with C. Donovan replacing B. Damiani. New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 58', with S. Ngoma replacing D. Gjengaar. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 61', with A. Bedoya replacing Q. Sullivan. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 61', with M. Uhre replacing T. Baribo. New York Red Bulls took the lead at 74' when D. Nealis scored, making the score 1-0. D. Nealis received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 77'. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 78', with J. Bueno replacing D. Jean-Jacques. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 82', with E. Forsberg replacing J. Hall. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 90', with W. Carmona replacing S. Nealis. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 90', with E. Choupo-Moting replacing W. Bogacz. W. Bogacz received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 90+6'.

New York Red Bulls used 4 substitutions while Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (7-11).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins3
Draws7
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals6 (28.6%)
BTTS8 (38.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals2 (20.0%)
BTTS3 (30.0%)

New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union Head-to-Head History by Season