USA: MLSSunday 16 Aug, 22:00 UTC

New York City FC vPhiladelphia Union

Most likely scoreline
11
11% of the time · 2.92 goals expected
New York City FC 42%Draw 30%Philadelphia Union 28%
Strongest call
Over 1.5 goals
77%

Over 1.5 Goals forecasts as the high-confidence call at 77% because New York City FC's 1.62 xG advantage and Alonso Martínez's 24% offensive share suggest sufficient attacking thrust against Philadelphia Union's 1.29 xG output.

How we get there
New York City FCstepPhiladelphia Union
1.43Base xG · rolling 26-match1.38
× 1.13Home advantage · Home× 0.94
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.62Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.29
Most likely outcomes
Over 1.5 goals
77%
Not both teams to score
53%
Over 3.5 goals
25%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

New York City average 5.5 corners per game at home this season (26 competitive matches). Philadelphia Union average 5.3 corners per game away from home this season (23 competitive matches).

Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win

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New York City vs Philadelphia Union — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between New York City and Philadelphia Union — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: New York City 42% · draw 30% · Philadelphia Union 28%.

Model probabilities are estimates, not guarantees — past results do not decide future ones.

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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.