New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union

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🕒 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Sports Illustrated Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Drew Fischer 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
New York Red Bulls 20 · Philadelphia Union 14
Referee Stats
12 matches · 4.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.42
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 58%
Draws 25%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (11-19).
  • New York Red Bulls controlled possession (59%).
  • Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

New York Red Bulls (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 4-3-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 23
Avg: 1.50 / 1.92

Points

15
Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

4
Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 4-2-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 28
Avg: 2.08 / 2.15

Points

14
Avg: 1.08

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.25
PPG
1.08
1.50
GF
2.08
1.92
GA
2.15
50%
O2.5
77%
58%
BTTS
77%
50%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

New York Red Bulls rank20th
Philadelphia Union rank14th
New York Red Bulls points30
Philadelphia Union points33
New York Red Bulls: #20 · 30 pts · GD -15
16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Philadelphia Union: #14 · 33 pts · GD +7
13 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York Red Bulls last 5 home

L D L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index22
Goals5-9
Record1-1-3
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

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals16-10
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

New York Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 25%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.577%
BTTS77%
BTTS + O2.569%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

New York Red Bulls score at home67%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet at home8%
Philadelphia Union score away85%
Philadelphia Union clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

New York Red Bulls score first50%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first67%
Philadelphia Union score first38%
Philadelphia Union win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York Red Bulls 17% · Philadelphia Union 25%
Avg first goal minute: New York Red Bulls 25.7' · Philadelphia Union 27.2'

Vs league average

New York Red Bulls score at home1.50 vs 1.83
New York Red Bulls concede at home1.92 vs 1.37
Philadelphia Union score away2.08 vs 1.37
Philadelphia Union concede away2.15 vs 1.83
New York Red Bulls score 18% below league average, while Philadelphia Union score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: New York Red Bulls are 40% above league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 18% above 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: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 6
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 10
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
7
Total Shots
11
19
Shots off Goal
4
6
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
11
14
Shots Outside Box
0
5
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
4
7
Fouls
12
13
Offsides
3
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
444
314
Passes Accurate
361
223
Passes %
81%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
20'
20' Goal · 0-1
M. Iloski
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Vassilev
46'
46' J. Ruvalcaba
1st substitution · For: E. Choupo-Moting
50'
50' Goal · 0-2
Cavan Sullivan
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Jean-Jacques
64'
64' I. Vassilev
1st substitution · For: Q. Sullivan
64'
64' Goal · 0-3
Neil Pierre
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Damiani
67'
67' M. Dos Santos
2nd substitution · For: J. Marshall-Rutty
67'
67' C. Cowell
3rd substitution · For: C. Harper
67'
67' E. Forsberg
4th substitution · For: M. Sofo
74'
74' Goal · 1-3
E. Choupo-Moting
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Sofo
79'
79' R. Donkor
80'
80' Cavan Sullivan
2nd substitution · For: J. Bueno
80'
80' B. Damiani
3rd substitution · For: A. Anello
84'
84' D. Jean-Jacques
4th substitution · For: E. Alladoh
90+1'
90+1' A. Anello
90+2'
90+2' Q. Sullivan

New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat New York Red Bulls 3-1 on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Drew Fischer. It was played at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

First half: Philadelphia Union took the lead at 20' when M. Iloski scored, with the assist credited to I. Vassilev, making the score 0-1.

Second half: New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Ruvalcaba replacing E. Choupo-Moting. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 50' when Cavan Sullivan scored, with the assist credited to D. Jean-Jacques, making the score 0-2. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 64', with I. Vassilev replacing Q. Sullivan. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 64' when Neil Pierre scored, with the assist credited to B. Damiani, making the score 0-3. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 67', with M. Dos Santos replacing J. Marshall-Rutty. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 67', with C. Cowell replacing C. Harper. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 67', with E. Forsberg replacing M. Sofo. New York Red Bulls reduced the deficit at 74' when E. Choupo-Moting scored, with the assist credited to M. Sofo, making the score 1-3. R. Donkor received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 79'. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Cavan Sullivan replacing J. Bueno. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 80', with B. Damiani replacing A. Anello. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 84', with D. Jean-Jacques replacing E. Alladoh. A. Anello received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 90+1'. Q. Sullivan received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 90+2'.

New York Red Bulls used 4 substitutions while Philadelphia Union used 4 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 1 yellow card, while Philadelphia Union got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (11-19).
  • New York Red Bulls controlled possession (59%).
  • Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

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