Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 5Kick-off on April 11, 2015 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania
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What was the result of Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC?
Philadelphia Union won 2-1 on April 11, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 27′Z. PfefferPhiladelphia Union
- 55′David VillaNew York City FC
- 90′Vincent NogueiraPhiladelphia Union
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Philadelphia Union have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; New York City FC have 1, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 29, 2015 | Chicago Fire(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 21, 2015 | FC Dallas(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 15, 2015 | Real Salt Lake(away) | 3-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 7, 2015 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 21, 2015 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 15, 2015 | New England Revolution(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 8, 2015 | Orlando City SC(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Philadelphia Union score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; New York City FC score 0.8 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Union | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| New York City FC | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2 | 1/4 | 0/4 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Philadelphia Union sit 12th in Major League Soccer (21 points from 21 matches) and New York City FC sit 7th (26 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | New York City FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 26 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 21 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Apr 5, 2015Seattle Sounders1-0Houston Dynamo
- Apr 5, 2015Portland Timbers3-1FC Dallas
- Apr 5, 2015San Jose Earthquakes0-1Real Salt Lake
- Apr 5, 2015Sporting Kansas City3-2Philadelphia Union
- Apr 9, 2015Whitecaps2-2Columbus Crew
- Apr 10, 2015FC Dallas0-4Colorado Rapids
- Apr 11, 2015New England Revolution0-0Columbus Crew
- Apr 11, 2015DC United2-2New York Red Bulls