On Sat May 14th, Philadelphia Union plays host to New York Red Bulls in a meeting of these two evenly matched Major League Soccer teams. In their last match, Philadelphia Union recorded a 2-2 draw against Los Angeles FC. Gazdag struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 9th minute on a feed from Wagner, but got the equalizer for Los Angeles FC in the 56th minute . With 19 points in their last 10 matches Philadelphia Union should be reasonably happy with their performance, while new York Red Bulls sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Portland Timbers. Jarosław Niezgoda struck first for Portland Timbers in the 53rd minute, then Long tied it up for New York Red Bulls in the 67th minute earning New York Red Bulls a comeback draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches New York Red Bulls should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Philadelphia Union won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Patryk Klimala has been the most effective weapon for New York Red Bulls lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Philadelphia Union’s most prolific scorer has been Julián Carranza. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.