Preview & Prediction: Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC
Philadelphia Union has been in great form at home, winning their last four games and remaining unbeaten in seven games at home. They have scored in their last four games at home and will be difficult to stop. However, New York City has been performing well away from home, remaining unbeaten in their last six games on the road. They are also unbeaten in their last five games overall and have scored in their last six games. Given their recent form and statistics, it is likely that both teams will score in this match, with over 2 goals being scored. Therefore, a good bet for this match would be Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals.
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— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) July 14, 2023
Key Insights:
– Philadelphia Union has picked up 4 points from the last 5 games
– Philadelphia Union has scored 8 times in the last 5 fixtures
– Philadelphia Union has won the last 4 games that they have played at home
– Philadelphia Union is currently unbeaten in 7 games at home
– Philadelphia Union has failed to score in 2 home matches this season
– 4 of the last 6 games for Philadelphia Union ended with 2 goals or more being scored
– In 11 matches involving Philadelphia Union this season, BTTS landed in 52% of games
– New York City has picked up 7 points from the last 5 games
– New York City has scored 6 times in the last 5 fixtures
– New York City is currently unbeaten in 6 games away from home
– New York City has gone 8 games without losing
– New York City is unbeaten in the last 5 games coming into this fixture against Philadelphia Union
– In 15 matches involving New York City this season, BTTS landed in 65% of games
– Philadelphia Union won 9 out of 21 meetings with New York City
– New York City won 10 out of 21 meetings with Philadelphia Union
– Previous matches between Philadelphia Union and New York City have averaged 2.9 goals
– BTTS happened 67% of the time in previous meetings between Philadelphia Union and New York City
– Philadelphia Union averaged 2.3 Points Per Game at home matches this season
– New York City averaged 0.77 Points Per Game at away matches this season.
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— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) July 14, 2023
Match Forecast:
– Philadelphia Union is more likely to create plenty of long shots opportunities in the match.
– New York City FC are expected to heavily rely on through balls to create their chances.
– Philadelphia Union will try to attack from the right and through the middle.
– New York City FC will mostly attack down the left flank.
– Philadelphia Union may struggle to hold possession during the match.
– New York City FC is weak at finishing their goal-scoring opportunities.
– Philadelphia Union’s weak spot includes defending against through ball attacks.
– New York City FC has problems with defending against long shots.
– Philadelphia Union is very poor at avoiding offside situations whereas New York City FC is weak but better.
– Aerial duels will not be a significant part of the match.
– Both teams will play aggressively, and the game is likely to be intense.
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— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) July 13, 2023
Philadelphia Union are likely to score from a long shot while New York City FC may score as a result of a through ball. The Union team is expected to frequently stray offside and control the game in the opponent’s half. It is likely that there will be a high number of cards shown in the game, with New York City FC potentially receiving a larger number. Additionally, Philadelphia Union could also be shown a high number of cards. New York City FC are expected to dominate possession.
Assistant Coach, Mehdi Mehdaoui, has 15+ years of coaching experience with the Mexican Football Federation & Liga MX teams. 🇲🇽
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— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) July 14, 2023
Match Facts:
– Philadelphia Union’s most common result at home against New York City FC is 1-2, with 3 matches ending with this scoreline.
– The most common result between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC is 1-2, with 4 matches ending with this scoreline.
– In the last 11 home matches against New York City FC, Philadelphia Union have won 6 times, there have been 0 draws and New York City FC have won 5 times. Philadelphia Union have a goal difference of 15-13 in this period.
– In the last 21 meetings, Philadelphia Union have won 9 times, there have been 2 draws while New York City FC have won 10 times. The goal difference is 31-30 in favour of New York City FC.
– Last season, Philadelphia Union won both games against New York City FC with scores of 2-1 at home and 2-0 away.
– Philadelphia Union have won their last 4 home matches in a row and have not lost in any of their last 9 home matches.
– New York City FC haven’t lost in their last 8 games and have lost none of their last 6 away matches.
– New York City FC have not won any of their last 4 games against Philadelphia Union.
– Philadelphia Union haven’t scored in 2 of their 10 home matches in Major League Soccer this season, while New York City FC haven’t scored in 5 of their 13 away matches in the same competition.
– This season, Philadelphia Union have a home record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, while New York City FC have an away record of 1 win, 7 draws and 5 losses.
– Philadelphia Union’s top scorer is Julian Carranza with 10 goals, while Gabriel Pereira has scored 6 times for New York City FC.
– Daniel Gazdag has assisted the most goals for Philadelphia Union with 4, and Richard Ledezma has the most assists for New York City FC with 4.
– Jose Martinez for Philadelphia Union and Matias Pellegrini for New York City FC have the most yellow cards with 6 and 7 respectively.
– New York City FC have scored at least one goal in the last 6 consecutive matches.
– Philadelphia Union wins the first half in 27% of their matches, while New York City FC wins the first half in 26% of their matches.
– The winner of their last meeting was Philadelphia Union, who won by 2 goals.
– Philadelphia Union has an impressive 94% win rate when leading 1-0 at home, while New York City FC have a 45% win rate when leading 0-1 away.
– Philadelphia Union have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against New York City FC in all competitions.
– In the last 5 meetings, Philadelphia Union won 4, New York City FC won 1, and there were no draws.
– In the last 5 Major League Soccer games between them, Philadelphia Union haven’t lost any, while New York City FC have won none.
– On average, Philadelphia Union scores 2.2 goals in a match against New York City FC, while New York City FC scores 1 goal against Philadelphia Union.
– The average number of goals in meetings between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC is 3.2.
– The average number of goals in the first half of meetings between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC is 1.2.
– Both teams have not won their last match in the Major League Soccer.
– Philadelphia Union scores an average of 2.62 goals when playing at home, while New York City FC scores an average of 1 goal when playing away.
– Philadelphia Union have conceded a goal in each of their last 5 matches.
– In Major League Soccer, New York City FC has a better performance than Philadelphia Union, while New York City FC’s performance in the last 5 matches is better than Philadelphia Union’s.
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— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) July 14, 2023