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Major League Soccer08/29/2026, 11:30 PM

New York RB – Philadelphia Union1 : 3

Why the model thinks so

New York RB
1.84
Total xG
3.55
Philadelphia Union
1.71
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorNew York RBPhiladelphia Union
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.69+0.69
Attack strength (1.31x league average)+0.54
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)āˆ’0.14
Declining form (1 vs 1.5 season average)āˆ’0.14
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)+0.11
Rising form (2 vs 1.6 season average)+0.11
Mijahir JimƩnez on the bench (2 goals, 0 assists)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Form gap: Philadelphia Union are unbeaten in 5 matches while New York RB struggle
  • Offensive trend: Philadelphia Union are currently scoring more frequently with 2.0 goals compared to their season average of 1.6
  • Head-to-head record: Philadelphia Union won 3 of the last 5 direct duels against New York RB

Risks

  • Away defensive struggles: Philadelphia Union concede an average of 2.08 goals per away game
  • Defensive vulnerability: New York RB concede 2.05 goals per game on average this season and have kept only 1 clean sheet

All probabilities

Result
New York RB40%
Draw24%
Philadelphia Union35%
Goals
Over 1.588%
Under 1.512%
Over 2.569%
Under 2.531%
Over 3.547%
Under 3.553%
Double chance
New York RB or draw65%
Philadelphia Union or draw60%
No draw76%
Both teams score
Yes70%
No30%

Most likely scores

2:1
8%
1:2
8%
2:2
7%
3:1
5%
1:3
4%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. New York RB: 7 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 0 over 90 minutes
  2. New York RB: 40% of all goals between minutes 31-45 (6 of 15)
  3. New York RB: 67% of all goals in the first half (10 of 15, last 12 games)

Lineups

New York RB 4-2-3-1 Ā· Philadelphia Union 4-4-2

New York RB
  • 34 E. Horvath
  • 12 D. Nealis
  • 2 J. Che
  • 14 J. BazĆ”n Medina
  • 56 M. Dos Santos
  • 48 R. Donkor
  • 15 A. Mehmeti
  • 7 C. Cowell
  • 10 E. Forsberg
  • 11 J. Ruvalcaba
  • 16 J. Hall
Philadelphia Union
  • 18 A. Blake
  • 39 F. Westfield
  • 44 N. Pierre
  • 26 N. Harriel
  • 27 K. Wagner
  • 6 C. Sullivan
  • 21 D. Jean Jacques
  • 4 J. Lukić
  • 19 I. Vassilev
  • 10 M. Iloski
  • 9 B. Damiani
Substitutes
  • 3 J. Marshall-Rutty
  • 5 O. Valencia Arauz
  • 13 J. Choupo-Moting
  • 77 J. McCarthy
  • 26 T. Parker
  • 37 M. Sofo
  • 17 C. Harper
  • 91 M. JimĆ©nez Murillo
  • 92 D. Nelich
  • 5 J. Sery
  • 2 G. MartĆ­nez Turner
  • 8 J. Bueno AƱez
  • 14 J. Rafanello
  • 23 E. Alladoh
  • 28 A. Anello
  • 76 A. Rick
  • 16 B. Bender
  • 33 Q. Sullivan

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