Philadelphia Unionhost New York City FC today, August 18, at Subaru Park in Chester for Week 20 of the 2021 MLS Regular Season. The hosts will be looking for a new win to get close to the top of the Eastern Conference standings, while the second-placed NYCFC want to continue with their good form.Here, find out everything there’s to know about this Major League Soccer match,such as the preview, information, storylines, predictions, odds and how to watch it in the US.
Philadelphia Union are coming into this match after losing 2-0 in their first leg of the Concacaf Champions League semi-final against Club America. In the MLS, their last match was also a 2-1 loss to the leaders of Eastern Conference, New England Revolution.
Meanwhile, New York City FC are in second place in the league table. They are coming into this match after defeating Inter Miami by a 2-0 margin last week. Of course, they will try to keep adding points to maintain their high level.
Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC: Match Information
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2021.
Time: 7:30 PM (ET).
Location: Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC: Time by State in the US
ET: 7:30 PM
CT: 6:30 PM
MT: 5:30 PM
PT: 4:30 PM
Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC: Storylines
New York City have won nine games out of 14 matches played against Philadelphia Union, while the latter have managed four victories against New York City. Their most recent match took place in May this year and ended in a 2-0 victory for the New Yorkers.
Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC: 2021 MLS Standings
Philadelphia Union is at the fifth place of the Eastern Conference with 28 points in 19 games. On the other hand, NYCFC is in second place of Eastern Conference with 31 points so far, 12 units behind leaders New England Revolution.
Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC: Top Scorers
Kacper Przybylko is the top goalscorer of Philadelphia Union so far in the MLS Regular season with 6 goals in 19 appearances so far. Meanwhile, for the New York City FC, Valentin Castellanos is the top scorer with 8 goals in 18 games played.
How to watch or live stream Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC in the US
The match between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC for Week 20 of the 2021 MLS Regular season to be played this August 18, will be broadcast in the US by ESPN+, WPHL-TV PHL17 , YES App, Philadelphiaunion.com, SiriusXM FC
Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC: Odds and predictions
Oddsmakers in the US have already made their predictions for this match. According to DraftKings, Philadelphia Union are the slight favorites with odds of +150, while NYCFC have odds of +170. A tie would end up in a +265 payout.
| DraftKings | |
| Philadelphia Union | +150 |
| Tie | +265 |
| New York City | +150 |
*Odds by DraftKings