Philadelphia Union can not envision any donations from their host New York City in this Major League Soccer fixture. Here's our comprehensive match preview!
- New York City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last match. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic game!
New York City form and stats
New York City have played 5 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). New York City has recorded two wins in a row here at Citi Field, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
An away draw last time out for York, facing Orlando City in a game that ended 1-1. The hometeam coach Cushing made a successful contribution in the game against Orlando City, bringing on Segal who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Pereira (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.03/10. Pereira hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
Heartbreak before that as New York City lost 0-1 at New York RB's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does New York City handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for York, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Cincinnati is only four days away.
At Citi Field, New York City has the goal stats of 10-5 (for/against) from 5 league fixtures.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Philadelphia Union in their Major League Soccer matches away. Momentum is building for Philadelphia Union in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Philadelphia have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Andre Blake. It's been 232 minutes since they last conceded in Major League Soccer.
Philadelphia Union had fun at their own home (Citi Field) last time out, beating New England 3-0. Gazdag (2) and Carranza scored. Gazdag got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, top player of the team. Gazdag scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against DC United.We have checked recent matches where Philadelphia Union have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
After this away game Philadelphia return home for a Major League Soccer game against Charlotte. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Philadelphia Union have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. Philadelphia Union have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these contenders: New York City won four, Philadelphia Union were winners in five and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 6 goals |  M. Uhre 5 goals |  J. Carranza 5 goals |
New York City missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| New York City | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 85% |
| 69% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 31% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 23% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 62% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.2 | 14.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.2 | 14.1 |
| 4 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 29% | 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 10.3 | 11 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- New York City have not yet lost a game at home.
- New York City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New York City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- New York City have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- New York City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | New England | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | DC United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | New York City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | New York RB | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -10 | 15 |
| 15 | Toronto | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 13 |
