

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a New York City FC win with a probability of 52.73%. A win for Philadelphia Union had a probability of 25.78% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.9%) and 1-0 (6.81%). The likeliest Philadelphia Union win was 1-2 (6.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that New York City FC would win this match.
| Result | ||
| New York City FC | Draw | Philadelphia Union |
| 52.73% ( | 21.49% ( | 25.78% ( |
| Both teams to score 64.68% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 65.88% ( | 34.12% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 44% ( | 56% ( |
| New York City FC Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 86.8% ( | 13.2% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 60.07% ( | 39.93% ( |
| Philadelphia Union Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 74.52% ( | 25.48% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 39.68% ( | 60.32% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| New York City FC | Draw | Philadelphia Union |
| 2-1 @ 9.43% ( 2-0 @ 6.9% ( 1-0 @ 6.81% ( 3-1 @ 6.36% ( 3-0 @ 4.66% ( 3-2 @ 4.35% ( 4-1 @ 3.22% ( 4-0 @ 2.36% ( 4-2 @ 2.2% ( 5-1 @ 1.31% ( 4-3 @ 1% ( 5-0 @ 0.96% ( Other @ 3.18% Total : 52.73% | 1-1 @ 9.31% ( 2-2 @ 6.45% ( 0-0 @ 3.36% ( 3-3 @ 1.98% ( Other @ 0.38% Total : 21.49% | 1-2 @ 6.37% ( 0-1 @ 4.6% ( 0-2 @ 3.14% ( 2-3 @ 2.94% ( 1-3 @ 2.9% ( 0-3 @ 1.43% ( 2-4 @ 1% ( 1-4 @ 0.99% ( Other @ 2.41% Total : 25.78% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | FC CincinnatiCincinnati | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Inter MiamiInter Miami | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | New York City FCNY City | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Nashville SCNashville | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 | Charlotte FCCharlotte FC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 21 |
| 10 | New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 | New England RevolutionNew England | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 | DC United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 | Toronto | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Atlanta UnitedAtlanta | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | CF MontrealMontreal | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 6 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Portland TimbersPortland | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Seattle SoundersSeattle | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FCLos Angeles | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Colorado RapidsColorado | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Dallas | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 |
| 9 | Austin FCAustin | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | St Louis City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 13 |
| 11 | Houston DynamoHouston | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 13 |
| 12 | Real Salt LakeSalt Lake | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 13 |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas CityKansas | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 7 |
| 15 | San Diego FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
