Major League Soccer · Matchday 19
- Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:00:00 UTCYankee StadiumMatchday 19
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
New York City FC 39%Draw 34%Philadelphia Union 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
New York City FCPhiladelphia Union
51Possession49
2.25Expected goals (xG)2.39
16Shots17
4Shots on target5
6Shots off target7
6Blocked shots5
10Shots inside box8
6Shots outside box9
8Corners4
1Offsides3
15Fouls21
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Saves2
345Passes329
247Accurate passes247
72Pass accuracy75
Match events
- 4'Bénie Traoré · penalty
- 16'Nathan Harriel
- 43'Luighi
- 44'Jovan Lukić
- 45'Luighi · penalty
- 48'Danley Jean Jacques (assist Cavan Sullivan)
- 50'Milan Iloski
- 60'Keaton Parks → Kevin O'Toole
- 60'Jonathan Shore
- 62'Jovan Lukić ← Jesús Bueno
- 67'Bénie Traoré → Malachi Jones
- 67'Luighi → Talles Magno
- 69'Bruno Damiani (assist Cavan Sullivan)
- 70'Indiana Vassilev ← Quinn Sullivan
- 75'Bruno Damiani (assist Quinn Sullivan)
- 78'Max Murray → Raul Gustavo
- 79'Tayvon Gray
- 80'Cavan Sullivan ← Alejandro Bedoya
- 85'Kai Wagner
- 90'Malachi Jones
New York City FC · Philadelphia Union
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
556.3↓60'Parks
66.3Sands
246.0Gray
495.9Freese
97.3↓67'Traoré
86.3Perea
266.3Ojeda
326.3↓60'Shore
26.3Cavallo
236.3↓78'Murray
207.0↓67'Luighi
186.5Blake
196.8↓70'Vassilev
276.5Wagner
266.5Harriel
217.8Jacques
98.8Damiani
68.3↓80'Sullivan
396.8Westfield
46.5↓62'Lukić
106.5Iloski
446.8Pierre
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
New York City FC
- 55Keaton Parks6.3
- 6James Sands6.3
- 24Tayvon Gray6.0
- 49Matt Freese5.9
- 9Bénie Traoré7.3
- 8Andrés Perea6.3
- 26Axel Ojeda6.3
- 32Jonathan Shore6.3
- 2Nico Cavallo6.3
- 23Max Murray6.3
- 20Luighi7.0
Philadelphia Union
- 18Andre Blake6.5
- 19Indiana Vassilev6.8
- 27Kai Wagner6.5
- 26Nathan Harriel6.5
- 21Danley Jean Jacques7.8
- 9Bruno Damiani8.8
- 6Cavan Sullivan8.3
- 39Francis Westfield6.8
- 4Jovan Lukić6.5
- 10Milan Iloski6.5
- 44Neil Pierre6.8
New York City FCTale of the tapePhiladelphia Union
5-2-3Formation4-4-2
26 ptsTable16 pts
+7Goal difference-8
3Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 5 previous meetings
New York City FC 3W0D2W Philadelphia Union
Goals 6–5
- 2026-08-16New York City FC2–3Philadelphia Union
- 2026-03-01Philadelphia Union1–2New York City FC
- 2025-11-24Philadelphia Union0–1New York City FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 26 |
| Philadelphia Union | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 16 |