Philadelphia Union look for 20th win of season, take on New York City FC
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11:03 PM on Thursday, October 2
By The Associated Press
New York City FC (17-10-5, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia Union (19-7-6, first in the Eastern Conference)
Chester, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Philadelphia -117, NYCFC +283, Draw +274; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Union look for their 20th win of the season when they face New York City FC.
The Union are 16-4-4 against conference opponents. The Union rank fourth in the Eastern Conference with 56 goals led by Thai Baribo with 16.
NYCFC is 15-7-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC is fourth in the Eastern Conference giving up only 41 goals.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. NYCFC won the last meeting 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Baribo has scored 16 goals and added two assists for the Union. Milan Iloski has two goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has scored 17 goals and added two assists for NYCFC. Maxi Moralez has five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Union: 6-2-2, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NYCFC: 7-2-1, averaging 2.0 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Union: None listed.
NYCFC: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
