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Major League Soccer · 2026Subaru Park

Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC · Major League Soccer

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

New York City FC won 1–2.

Shots
1613
Shots on target
59
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

New York City FC beat Philadelphia Union 2–1. Recorded in this match (Philadelphia Union – New York City FC): shots 16–13, shots on target 5–9, possession 47%–53%, corners 5–4. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots13 shotsPhiladelphia Union 16 shots, New York City FC 13 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots9 shotsPhiladelphia Union 5 shots, New York City FC 9 shots
  • Possession47%53%Philadelphia Union 47%, New York City FC 53%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersPhiladelphia Union 5 corners, New York City FC 4 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls14 foulsPhiladelphia Union 12 fouls, New York City FC 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsPhiladelphia Union 3 cards, New York City FC 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Philadelphia Union
0Draws
3New York City FC
Philadelphia Union — New York City FC · Major League Soccer0–1
Philadelphia Union — New York City FC · Major League Soccer1–0
New York City FC — Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer1–0
New York City FC — Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer1–5
Philadelphia Union — New York City FC · Major League Soccer1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
7.88 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days

Philadelphia Union / New York City FC

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 2 Mar 2026, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsPhiladelphia UnionNew York City FC
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headPhiladelphia Union — New York City FC
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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