New York City vs Philadelphia UnionPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Yankee Stadium hosts an Eastern Conference game between two sides in different moments. New York City are fifth on 26 points with a strong home record: twenty-three scored and fifteen conceded in ten games at their own ground. Philadelphia Union are thirteenth on 16 points and have won once in nine away trips, conceding twenty-four. The visitors arrive on three wins in five, while the New Yorkers have not won in two. The recent meetings are close and almost always narrow: four of the last five were settled by a single goal. MLS runs at 3.22 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.