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Philadelphia Union II vs New York City II: match statistics

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Philadelphia Union II vs New York City II: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Philadelphia Union II plays New York City II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026.

Recent form

Philadelphia Union II has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. New York City II has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Philadelphia Union II scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 1.44. New York City II scores 1.81 and allows 1.59. Games in this league average 3.33 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Philadelphia Union II's games and 59% of New York City II's. The Over 2.5 rates are 56% and 67%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

New York City II has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.33 per game. Philadelphia Union II takes 11.0 shots per game, while New York City II takes 12.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Philadelphia Union II leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.74 goals per game after halftime. New York City II leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.96 after halftime.

When the teams score

Philadelphia Union II's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (10 goals). For New York City II, it is minutes 0-15 (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS Next Pro games average 3.33 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 66% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 5 previous meetings were available. The record was 3 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
1.33Goals scored / game1.81
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
1.44Goals allowed / game1.59
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
44%Average possession53%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
4.15Shots on target / game4.63
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.96Shots per game12.11
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
4.15Shots on target4.63
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
12.2%Shot conversion15%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
44%Possession53%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
1.33xG for1.51
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
1.77xG against1.49
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

Shooting quality

Philadelphia Union II: Counter-attackingNew York City II: Efficient finishing
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
Accuracy (shots on target)38%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.39

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Philadelphia Union II is 33% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / game - Philadelphia Union II · 1.8 pts / game - New York City II

Philadelphia Union II
WLWWW
Season result split
44% W15% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-4-11
1.48 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-5
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 2.31BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
New York City II
WLLWW
Season result split
48% W15% D37% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-4-10
1.59 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-8
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

New York City II is 36% better for: goals scored per game.

1.33 goals / game - Philadelphia Union II · 1.81 goals / game - New York City II

Philadelphia Union II is 10% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.44 goals / game - Philadelphia Union II · 1.59 goals / game - New York City II

Philadelphia Union II scoring profile: strong

Philadelphia Union II scores in 70% of games (19 of 27 games), while New York City II keeps a clean sheet in 26% (7 of 27 games).

New York City II scoring profile: very strong

New York City II scores in 81% of games (22 of 27 games), while Philadelphia Union II keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 27 games).

36Goals scored (season)49
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
39Goals conceded (season)43
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
2.78Average goals per game3.41
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
12Goals scored (last 5)9
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
10Goals conceded (last 5)9
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal81%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
37%2 goals59%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
15%3 goals26%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
11%4 goals11%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal74%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
33%2 goals44%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
15%3 goals26%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
11%4 goals11%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
Philadelphia Union II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 27 games
63%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time26%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
4%BTTS in both halves11%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
22%Scored in both halves41%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS48%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
80%BTTS - last 560%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time52%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

New York City II is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.19 pts / game - Philadelphia Union II · 1.41 pts / game - New York City II

Philadelphia Union II - half-time state
26% leading41% draw33% trailing
New York City II - half-time state
33% leading41% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.19Points per game (1st half)1.41
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.81
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.52
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
52%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
63%No goal before half-time44%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per game (2nd half)1.56
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.96
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
1.48Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
52%Clean sheet after half-time59%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
48%No goal after half-time37%
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

Philadelphia Union II - second-half results

30% W44% D26% L
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding169%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

New York City II - second-half results

37% W44% D19% L
38
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding145%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 48%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Philadelphia Union II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.20
Goals scored / game0.81.6
Goals allowed / game1.40.6
Average goals per game2.22.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-3+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
New York City II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.602.20
Goals scored / game0.61.2
Goals allowed / game1.40.4
Average goals per game2.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-4+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Philadelphia Union II
ScoredConceded
3
7
0-15
9
3
16-30
4
9
31-45
4
3
46-60
10
8
61-75
6
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

New York City II
ScoredConceded
11
5
0-15
7
9
16-30
5
6
31-45
5
5
46-60
11
8
61-75
10
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Philadelphia Union II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.92
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

New York City II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

Philadelphia Union IILigaNew York City II
Average goals per game 2.783.33 3.41
Both teams scored 56%63% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%66% 67%
Clean sheets 19%21% 26%
Goal before half-time 70%76% 78%
Goal after half-time 74%85% 70%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.33
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.91
Home goals / game
1.42
Away goals / game
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Philadelphia Union II's perspective: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against New York City II. Games average 3.40 goals, and both teams scored in 60% of them.

New York City II
1 : 1
Philadelphia Union II
Philadelphia Union II
0 : 1
New York City II
Philadelphia Union II
4 : 3
New York City FC II
New York City FC II
0 : 2
Philadelphia Union II
New York City FC II
1 : 4
Philadelphia Union II

FAQ

When do Philadelphia Union II and New York City II play?

Philadelphia Union II face New York City II on September 20, 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Philadelphia Union II and New York City II?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Philadelphia Union II won 3, New York City II won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Philadelphia Union II vs New York City II?

Philadelphia Union II score 1.33 goals per game on average and New York City II 1.81. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.33 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Philadelphia Union II's matches and 59% of New York City II's.

What form are Philadelphia Union II and New York City II in?

Over the last 5 games Philadelphia Union II have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and New York City II 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Philadelphia Union II vs New York City II?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Philadelphia Union II vs New York City II: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.