Both these teams are capable in this league, Philadelphia Union holding a 6 point advantage on New York City in the tables. Let's get started!
- New York City have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
New York City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Yankee Stadium as New York City have scored 26 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for York bring valid hopes of a third.
York are returning here after visiting Inter Miami in a Major League Soccer game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Valentin Castellanos (2) and Talles Magno scored the goal(s). The attacking player Valentin Castellanos was named "man of the match" for York with a rating of 8.1/10. Castellanos scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, York won a home game hosting Chicago Fire (1-0).With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (26 in 13 games), York's attacking play is working. York have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 3 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
Philadelphia Union are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Major League Soccer against Cincinnati (placed 14th). Midfielder Jack McGlynn was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.72. McGlynn hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and had 52 successful passes (of 58 total).
A 2-2 draw at Toronto's stadium before that.Philadelphia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 18 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Philadelphia have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Philadelphia Union - York 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - zero - three (York wins - draws - Philadelphia Union wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Castellanos Giménez 18 goals |   K. Przybyłko 11 goals | J. Medina Maldonado 9 goals |
New York City missing players
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| New York City | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 55 | 36 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | 47 |
| 35 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 34 |
| 94% | 94% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 76% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 81% | 73% |
| 52% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 45% |
| 27% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 21% |
| 18% | 38% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 55% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 75% | 55% |
| 33% | 56% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 19% | 36% |
| 18% | 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.8 | 16.4 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.2 |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 32% | 36% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 31% | 31% |
| 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.7 | 11.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
- New York City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- New York City have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 25 | 69 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -4 | 42 |
| 6 | New York RB | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | DC United | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 38 |
| 9 | New York City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 37 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 35 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -14 | 31 |
| 13 | Toronto | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 38 | -25 | 23 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 37 | -25 | 19 |