Philadelphia Union vs. New York City FC 6/26/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 06/25/2022 at 8:15 PM ET

Philadelphia Union hosts New York City FC on Sunday in a MLS Eastern Conference showdown. Philadelphia Union is third in the conference table at 6-8-1 on 26 points with a goal difference +9. Philadelphia battled that home to a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati last time out. Philadelphia opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a goal by Alejandro Bedoya, but gave up an equalizer to Cincinnati in the 39th minute and shared the spoils.

Philadelphia's draw last week was the club’s seventh draw in the last eight MLS fixtures and only one club in the history of the MLS has had a draw in eight of nine matches, which was in 2009 (LA Galaxy). Daniel Gazdag is the leading goal scorer for Philadelphia with seven, while Julian Carranza has scored four. Carranza and Sergio Santos are the leaders in assists with three each.

New York City FC is first in the conference table 8-3-3 on 27 points with a goal difference of +15. NYCFC is one point clear of second-place New York and third-place Philadelphia. New York City FC was defeated by the New York Red Bulls 3-0 on Wednesday in the US Open Cup quarterfinals and eliminated from the competition. NYCFC was held to a draw by the Colorado Rapids 1-1 in their most recent MLS fixture.

New York City FC is unbeaten in each of its last nine MLS fixtures with seven victories and two draws. Valentin Castellanos is the leading goal scorer for New York City FC with seven, while Thiago has scored four. Santiago Rodriguez is the leader in assists five while Talles Mango is second in assists with four.

Philadelphia defeated New York City FC 2-0 on March 19 in the first meeting of the season between the two. However, Philadelphia has never won two straight matches versus New York City FC in MLS play and that trend will carry through on Sunday. New York City FC has gone unbeaten in each of its last nine matches in MLS action and will make it 10 straight with a victory on Sunday. Final Score Prediction, New York City FC wins 2-1. 

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