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Preview
- 2026-08-16 at 23:00 GMT marks a key Group Stage encounter between New York City and Philadelphia Union in 2026's MLS.
- Expect 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 22 fouls this match from Referee S. Demianchuk based on their last 8 games.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Pascal Jansen and Ryan Richter.
- New York City report 7 missing players: D. Baiera (Knee Injury), A. Farnos (Injury), A. Martinez (Knee Injury), M. Moralez (Knee Injury), A. O'Neill (Ankle Injury), Raul Gustavo (Leg Injury), K. Trewin (Ankle Injury) but Philadelphia Union report 2 missing players: G. Martinez (Injury), P. Ndinga (Hamstring Injury).
- Our forecast has New York City in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Philadelphia Union set to counter in 4-4-2.
- Last time out, M. Freese registered the best mark for New York City - 5.9 - and D. Jean Jacques did likewise for Philadelphia Union with an 6.6 score.
- Double disappointment: New York City fell 1-2 against Necaxa, while Philadelphia Union went down 0-2 vs Santos Laguna.
- New York City's form is 2-1-2 recently, but Philadelphia Union are on a roll with 3-0-2 in their last 5 matches.
- Dominance for New York City: across 29 clashes, they've won 14 games and only lost 13 games to Philadelphia Union, with 2 stalemates.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for New York City, bolstered by their 4-3-3 home record and an average of 2.30 goals per game.
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New York City is going head to head with Philadelphia Union on 16/8/2026 22:00 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and New York City v Philadelphia Union H2H statistics!