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Major League Soccer
Apr 13, 2025 at 12.30am UK
Citi Field
Philadelphia Union

NY City
1 - 0
Philadelphia

Martinez (55')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Makhanya (33'), Westfield (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and Philadelphia Union, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NY City 1-2 Minnesota Utd
Sunday, April 6 at 8pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Philadelphia 0-0 Orlando City
Sunday, April 6 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: New York City FC 2-1 Philadelphia Union

Despite the Pigeons' struggling to close out games, we expect to see a highly motivated Matt Freese determined to make a statement, having served as backup to Blake for several years in Philly. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a New York City FC win with a probability of 52.73%. A win for Philadelphia Union had a probability of 25.78% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.9%) and 1-0 (6.81%). The likeliest Philadelphia Union win was 1-2 (6.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that New York City FC would win this match.

Result
New York City FCDrawPhiladelphia Union
52.73% (-0.586 -0.59) 21.49% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 25.78% (0.595 0.59)
Both teams to score 64.68% (0.685 0.68)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.88% (0.627 0.63)34.12% (-0.627 -0.63)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44% (0.705 0.7)56% (-0.70500000000001 -0.71)
New York City FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.8% (0.033000000000001 0.03)13.2% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.07% (0.069000000000003 0.07)39.93% (-0.071000000000005 -0.07)
Philadelphia Union Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.52% (0.762 0.76)25.48% (-0.761 -0.76)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.68% (1.033 1.03)60.32% (-1.033 -1.03)
Score Analysis
    New York City FC 52.73%
    Philadelphia Union 25.78%
    Draw 21.49%
New York City FCDrawPhiladelphia Union
2-1 @ 9.43% (-0.072999999999999 -0.07)
2-0 @ 6.9% (-0.207 -0.21)
1-0 @ 6.81% (-0.213 -0.21)
3-1 @ 6.36% (-0.041 -0.04)
3-0 @ 4.66% (-0.133 -0.13)
3-2 @ 4.35% (0.067 0.07)
4-1 @ 3.22% (-0.017 -0.02)
4-0 @ 2.36% (-0.064 -0.06)
4-2 @ 2.2% (0.037 0.04)
5-1 @ 1.31% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
4-3 @ 1% (0.038 0.04)
5-0 @ 0.96% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 52.73%
1-1 @ 9.31% (-0.085000000000001 -0.09)
2-2 @ 6.45% (0.090999999999999 0.09)
0-0 @ 3.36% (-0.11 -0.11)
3-3 @ 1.98% (0.072 0.07)
Other @ 0.38%
Total : 21.49%
1-2 @ 6.37% (0.081 0.08)
0-1 @ 4.6% (-0.048 -0.05)
0-2 @ 3.14% (0.036 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.94% (0.104 0.1)
1-3 @ 2.9% (0.099 0.1)
0-3 @ 1.43% (0.047 0.05)
2-4 @ 1% (0.056 0.06)
1-4 @ 0.99% (0.055 0.05)
Other @ 2.41%
Total : 25.78%

Head to Head
Sep 19, 2024 12.30am
NY City
1-5
Philadelphia
Martinez (45+5')
Tanasijevic (51'), O'Toole (90+3')
Baribo (15'), Uhre (25'), Gazdag (31'), Glesnes (73'), Bueno (85')
Gazdag (42')
May 16, 2024 12.30am
Philadelphia
1-2
NY City
Carranza (47')
Wagner (45'), Elliott (71')
Martinez (2'), Wolf (45+2')
Rodriguez (51'), Ojeda (62'), Perea (78'), Bakrar (87'), Jones (90')
Jul 16, 2023 12.30am
May 28, 2023 12.30am
NY City
1-3
Philadelphia
Pereira (30')
Gray (38'), Martins (49'), O'Toole (61')
Carranza (45+1', 45+3'), Gazdag (53' pen.)
Glesnes (29'), Uhre (69'), Bueno (83')
Oct 31, 2022 12am
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Charlotte FCCharlotte FC9612167919
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati96121311219
3Inter MiamiInter Miami8530136718
4Columbus Crew9531127518
5Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia9513169716
6Orlando City93421512313
7Nashville SCNashville94141211113
8Chicago Fire93331615112
9New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls9333109112
10New York City FCNY City93241113-211
11New England RevolutionNew England831467-110
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta92341116-59
13DC United92341119-89
14Toronto9144813-57
15CF MontrealMontreal9036413-93

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver96211761120
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd9441117416
3Austin FCAustin951378-116
4Portland TimbersPortland94321613315
5Colorado RapidsColorado94321313015
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles94141314-113
7Seattle SoundersSeattle93331211112
8Dallas93331011-112
9San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes93151917210
10St Louis City923456-19
11Real Salt LakeSalt Lake9306814-69
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas92161519-47
13Houston DynamoHouston9144814-67
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy9036616-103
15San Diego FC00000000


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