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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

Key match information

Philadelphia Union II play New York City II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The match date is 20 September 2026.

Current form

Philadelphia Union II: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. New York City II: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Philadelphia Union II scores 1.33 and concedes 1.44 goals per match. New York City II scores 1.81 and concedes 1.59. League average: 3.33 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Philadelphia Union II 56%, New York City II 59%. Over 2.5: Philadelphia Union II 56%, New York City II 67%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 66%.

xG, shots and style

New York City II has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.33. Philadelphia Union II: 11.0 shots per match, New York City II: 12.1.

Match halves

Philadelphia Union II: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.74. New York City II: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.96.

Goals by minute

Philadelphia Union II: 61-75 (10 goals). New York City II: 0-15 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS Next Pro: 3.33 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 66%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 3-1-1. Average goals 3.40, BTTS 60%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
1.33Goals scored / match1.81
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
1.44Goals conceded / match1.59
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 / match4.63
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.96Shots per match12.11
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

2.4 pts / match - Philadelphia Union II · 1.8 pts / match - 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 / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-5
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDWLW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-8
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Philadelphia Union II is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Philadelphia Union II scoring profile: strong

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

New York City II scoring profile: very strong

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

36Goals scored (season)49
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
39Goals conceded (season)43
Philadelphia Union IINew York City II
2.78Average goals in match3.41
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
Philadelphia Union II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 27 matches
59%
New York City II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.16 of 27 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - 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

Match 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 / match - Philadelphia Union II · 1.41 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 26% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Philadelphia Union II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.20
Goals scored / match0.81.6
Goals conceded / match1.40.6
Average goals in match2.22.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.20
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match1.40.4
Average goals in match2.01.6
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
63%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.91
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (5): Philadelphia Union II 3 - 1 - 1 New York City II. Average goals 3.40, both teams scored in 60% matches.

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 20 September 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.