Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC Prediction: Will History Repeat?

Philadelphia Union faces New York City FC in the MLS Playoff Semifinals. Philadelphia Union narrowly edged past FC Cincinnati in the previous round by 1-0 scoreline and New York City FC won their first playoff match against Inter Miami CF 3-0 and CF Montreal 3-1. At the moment these two seem evenly matched and ready to go at each other but only one can get to the final.

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union ended the campaign in second spot with 67 points narrowly missing out on the supporter’s trophy to Los Angeles. But now they have a shot at silverware after such an excellent season. Philadelphia Union were drawn against FC Cincinnati in their first playoff match and they snatched a narrow 1-0 win. The first half ended 0-0 and in the 59th minute Leon Flach scored the only goal to put Philadelphia Union ahead in the match. Against New York City FC, Philadelphia Union have an excellent record this season as they won against the New York team twice, 2-1 and 2-0.

New York City FC

New York City ended in 5th place in the MLS logs. They had a fantastic season and there is no reason why they can’t cause a huge shock to Philadelphia Union here. New York City FC made it to the playoffs and they have not disappointed their fans. First they beat Inter Miami CF 3-0 and then went on to beat CF Montreal 3-1 in their last game. With two wins in their belt, they will come here with lots of confidence. One year ago, they beat Philadelphia in this competition, can they do a repeat here? 

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union and New York City FC have faced each other 19 times. New York City FC are with 10 wins, Philadelphia Union have 7 wins and 2 matches ended in a draw.

New York City FC are without a clean sheet in their last 5 matches against. In 5/7 matches, less than 2.5 goals have been scored. Philadelphia Union have also been first to score in their last 5 matches against New York City FC.

Expert Betting Tips

New York City FC are a decent team and they have scored 3 goals in each of their last 2 playoff matches. Philadelphia struggled to put 1 goal past FC Cincinnati last time out. Whether they were playing with caution or couldn’t find their rhythm is not clear but against New York City FC they would definitely need both because New York City FC love to score goals. 

• Bet on Over 2 goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Both teams to score at 1.77 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-2 at 13 Odds