New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Zolos, having lost their last match against Cruz Azul, travel to New York City with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 19th round of the Major League Soccer,  New York City FC will face Philadelphia Union at Yankee Stadium stadium on 16 August at 22:00.

The home team, New York City FC is currently in 5º position in the tournament with 26 points, while Philadelphia Union is currently in 13º position with 16.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union.

New York City FC

New York City FC comes from playing against Santos Laguna and finished the match with a result of 2-0, with win for New York City FC. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Zolos coached by Ryan Richter. In that last match between New York City FC and Santos Laguna, NYC team achieved a 55% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Tayvon Gray and Nico Cavallo.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by Pascal Jansen has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 2 defeats. New York City FC average number of goals per game is 1.4 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in New York City FC matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7
• First to score: 4/7
• Draw at half-time: 4/7

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union, meanwhile, are coming off a 1-0 defeat against Cruz Azul, and travel to the Yankee Stadium stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing New York City FC.

In that match between Philadelphia Union and Cruz Azul, the Zolos team achieved 48% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 7 matches, Ryan Richter's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3. Philadelphia Union average 2.1 goals per game, while they concede an average of 2.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 15 goals while conceding 15 goals.

Latest statistics in Philadelphia Union matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7
• First to concede goals: 4/7
• Half-time defeat: 4/7

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Major League Soccer competition, in an event that took place at the Ukrainian American Sport Center stadium on 01-03-2026 with the result of 1-2, with New York City FC winning.

The last 5 meetings between New York City FC and Philadelphia Union have resulted in 3 wins for New York City FC, 2 wins for Philadelphia Union. In those matches, New York City FC managed to score 5 goals, while Philadelphia Union scored 7 goals against New York City FC.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals