New York City FC (5-7-11, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia Union (11-7-4, third in the Eastern Conference)
Chester, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Philadelphia -131, NYCFC +330, Draw +279; over/under is 2.5 goals
Cristian Espinoza scored on a first-half penalty kick and assisted on a second-half goal by Miguel Trauco to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders.
Pedro Vite scored in the first minute and Sergio Córdova accounted for the only goal of the second half to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-1 victory over Austin FC.
Danny Musovski and Anderson Julio scored second-half goals as Real Salt Lake came from two scores down to earn a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City, upping its unbeaten streak on the road to 11 in all competitions.
The Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids finished off a scoreless draw in a match that began on July 4 before being abandoned due to thunderstorms.
BOTTOM LINE: Daniel Gazdag leads the Philadelphia Union into a matchup with New York City FC after scoring two goals against Nashville.
The Union are 9-5-3 in Eastern Conference games. The Union are fourth in the Eastern Conference with 101 shots on goal, averaging 4.6 per game.
NYCFC is 3-5-9 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC is ninth in the league with 101 shots on goal, averaging 4.4 per game.
The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season. The Union won the last meeting 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julian Carranza has scored 10 goals with two assists for the Union. Gazdag has five goals over the last 10 games.
Gabriel Pereira has six goals and three assists for NYCFC. Brian Cufre has scored two goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Union: 6-3-1, averaging 2.0 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
NYCFC: 1-2-7, averaging 0.9 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Union: Kai Wagner (injured).
NYCFC: James Sands (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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