Philadelphia Union and New York City will play on Sunday the 5th of December at 20:00 in the th week of the Major League Soccer. The match will be staged in Chester at the Subaru Park.

Philadelphia Union sits in the 2nd place in the league with 54 points. It comes from a 1-1 draw against New York City in its last match in the Major League Soccer. So far, it has won 14 times, draw 12 times, and lost 8 times.​​

New York City occupies the 4th position in the table with 51 points. It comes from a 2-0 win against Atlanta United in its last match in the Major League Soccer. Until now, it has won 15 times, draw 9 times, and lost 11 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

Philadelphia Union​

Line - Ups​
4-3-2-1
05 Dec
Philadelphia Union-New York City
1-2
4-3-1-2
07 Nov
New York City-Philadelphia Union
1-1
4-3-3
31 Oct
Philadelphia Union-Cincinnati
2-0
4-3-3
27 Oct
Toronto-Philadelphia Union
2-2
4-3-3
23 Oct
Philadelphia Union-Nashville SC
1-0
4-3-3
21 Oct
Minnesota United-Philadelphia Union
3-2
4-3-1-2
16 Oct
Montreal Impact-Philadelphia Union
2-2
3-4-1-2
10 Oct
Cincinnati-Philadelphia Union
1-2
4-3-1-2
03 Oct
Philadelphia Union-Columbus Crew
3-0
4-3-1-2
29 Sep
New York RB-Philadelphia Union
1-1
29 Sep
New York RB-Philadelphia Union
4-3-1-2
25 Sep
Philadelphia Union-Atlanta United
1-0
4-3-1-2
19 Sep
Philadelphia Union-Orlando City
3-1
4-2-3-1
03 Sep
Philadelphia Union-New England
0-1
03 Sep
Philadelphia Union-New England
4-3-1-2
29 Aug
DC United-Philadelphia Union
3-1
4-3-1-2
22 Aug
Philadelphia Union-Montreal Impact
1-1
4-3-1-2
18 Aug
Philadelphia Union-New York City
1-0
3-4-2-1
08 Aug
New England-Philadelphia Union
2-1
4-3-2-1
04 Aug
Philadelphia Union-Toronto
3-0
4-3-2-1
01 Aug
Philadelphia Union-Chicago Fire
1-1
4-3-2-1
25 Jul
Inter Miami-Philadelphia Union
1-1
4-3-1-2
23 Jul
Orlando City-Philadelphia Union
2-1
4-3-1-2
17 Jul
Philadelphia Union-DC United
2-1
4-3-1-2
09 Jul
New York RB-Philadelphia Union
1-1
4-3-1-2
04 Jul
Nashville SC-Philadelphia Union
1-0
4-3-1-2
27 Jun
Chicago Fire-Philadelphia Union
3-3
4-3-1-2
23 Jun
Philadelphia Union-Columbus Crew
1-0
4-3-1-2
20 Jun
Atlanta United-Philadelphia Union
2-2
4-3-1-2
30 May
Philadelphia Union-Portland Timbers
3-0
4-3-1-2
23 May
DC United-Philadelphia Union
0-1
4-3-1-2
15 May
Philadelphia Union-New York RB
1-0
4-3-1-2
12 May
Philadelphia Union-New England
1-1
4-3-1-2
08 May
Chicago Fire-Philadelphia Union
0-2
4-3-1-2
01 May
Philadelphia Union-New York City
0-2
4-3-1-2
25 Apr
Philadelphia Union-Inter Miami
1-2
4-3-1-2
18 Apr
Columbus Crew-Philadelphia Union
0-0

Philadelphia Union has mostly adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up most used during the season (24 times or 70.59%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-3-1-2 (24 times), 4-3-3 (4 times), 4-3-2-1 (3 times), 3-4-1-2 (once), 4-2-3-1 (once) and 3-4-2-1 (once).

Pat Noonan is expected to play against New York City with the following players: A. Blake, J. Elliott, J. Glesnes, A. Powell, A. Bedoya, J. Martínez Torres, D. Gazdag, J. Monteiro Alvarenga and K. Przybyłko.

Presuming that the line up is confirmed, the average age of Philadelphia Union would be 28.11.

There are doubts about the presence of O. Mbaissidara Mbaizo and L. Flach.

New York City​

Line - Ups​
4-2-3-1
05 Dec
Philadelphia Union-New York City
1-2
4-2-3-1
21 Nov
New York City-Atlanta United
2-0
4-2-3-1
07 Nov
New York City-Philadelphia Union
1-1
4-2-3-1
30 Oct
Inter Miami-New York City
1-3
4-2-3-1
27 Oct
New York City-Chicago Fire
1-0
4-2-3-1
23 Oct
New York City-DC United
6-0
23 Oct
New York City-DC United
4-2-3-1
20 Oct
Atlanta United-New York City
1-1
17 Oct
New York RB-New York City
1-0
4-2-3-1
03 Oct
New York City-Nashville SC
0-0
4-2-3-1
30 Sep
Chicago Fire-New York City
2-0
4-2-3-1
26 Sep
New York City-New York RB
0-1
3-4-2-1
23 Sep
New York RB-New York City
1-1
4-2-3-1
18 Sep
Cincinnati-New York City
1-2
4-2-3-1
14 Sep
New York City-Dallas
3-3
4-2-3-1
11 Sep
New England-New York City
2-1
4-2-3-1
03 Sep
Nashville SC-New York City
3-1
4-2-3-1
28 Aug
New York City-New England
2-0
4-2-3-1
18 Aug
Philadelphia Union-New York City
1-0
4-2-3-1
15 Aug
New York City-Inter Miami
2-0
4-2-3-1
08 Aug
Toronto-New York City
2-2
4-2-3-1
05 Aug
Chicago Fire-New York City
0-0
4-2-3-1
30 Jul
New York City-Columbus Crew
4-1
30 Jul
New York City-Columbus Crew
4-2-3-1
25 Jul
New York City-Orlando City
5-0
4-2-3-1
21 Jul
New York City-Montreal Impact
1-0
4-2-3-1
17 Jul
Columbus Crew-New York City
2-1
3-4-2-1
07 Jul
Montreal Impact-New York City
2-1
4-2-3-1
27 Jun
New York City-DC United
2-1
4-3-1-2
23 Jun
New York City-Atlanta United
1-0
4-3-1-2
19 Jun
New York City-New England
2-3
3-4-1-2
29 May
Los Angeles FC-New York City
1-2
3-4-1-2
22 May
New York City-Columbus Crew
1-2
3-4-1-2
15 May
New York City-Toronto
1-1
3-4-1-2
08 May
Orlando City-New York City
1-1
3-1-4-2
01 May
Philadelphia Union-New York City
0-2
4-2-3-1
24 Apr
New York City-Cincinnati
5-0
4-2-3-1
18 Apr
DC United-New York City
2-1

New York City has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (25 times or 71.43%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (25 times), 3-4-1-2 (4 times), 3-4-2-1 (2 times), 4-3-1-2 (2 times), (once) and 3-1-4-2 (once).

Ronny Deila is expected to play against Philadelphia Union with the following players: S. Johnson, M. Amundsen, M. Chanot, A. Callens Asín, A. Morales, S. Rodríguez Molina, M. Moralez, J. Medina Maldonado and T. Bacelar Martins.

Assuming that the line up is confirmed, the projected average age of New York City would be 27.22.

There are doubts about the presence of T. Gray and J. Sands.

Ronny Deila will probably not be able to employ N. Acevedo Tabárez because of injury.

A. Tinnerholm and K. Alexander Parks will definitely miss the match.

Ronny Deila will not be able to have the presence of V. Castellanos Giménez who is suspended​​.