Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Philadelphia Union hope to live up to their early billing as the Major League Soccer title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome New York City FC over to the Subaru Park for a round 2 match.
Philadelphia Union came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.
Team form: Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC
Philadelphia Union Form
In their last three matches, Philadelphia Union won 0-3 against Chicago Fire FC, before losing 0-1 against New York City FC and 1-0 to DC United. Philadelphia Union claimed four wins in their last six Major League Soccer matches at the Subaru Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored 13 goals.
New York City FC Form
New York City FC achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Philadelphia Union 0-1. A 5-1 defeat against Inter Miami CF followed, before drawing with LA Galaxy in a match resulting 1-1. New York City FC won half their previous six away matches in the Major League Soccer, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting stats and facts for Philadelphia Union and New York City FC
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 3 of the last 4 Philadelphia Union home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Philadelphia Union home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Philadelphia Union matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Philadelphia Union matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Philadelphia Union have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC
Having scored just once lately in the Major League Soccer, Indiana Vassilev will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. New York City FC hope Nicolas Fernandez can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Major League Soccer goals in his last six Major League Soccer games.
Popular betting markets: Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Subaru Park across all tournaments Philadelphia Union won six times, drew three and lost one times. New York City FC claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Philadelphia Union scored first in seven of their last ten home games. New York City FC scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Philadelphia Union were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Philadelphia Union’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for New York City FC, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
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