Seeking just their second triumph of the 2026 MLS<\/a> regular season, the Philadelphia Union<\/a> return to Subaru Park for a date with the New York Red Bulls<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n In their last outing, Philly were beaten 6-4 by Inter Miami<\/a>, keeping them at the bottom of the Eastern Conference table, while the Red Bulls are fifth after a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Union have had a long time to review what has gone wrong after 15 matchdays in a campaign that has been well below their usual standards.<\/p>\n It will be up to Ryan Richter to turn around their fortunes with the 37-year-old appointed as the interim boss following the sacking of Bradley Carnell<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n Richter will try to get this side their first home victory of the season, with the Union earning just three points overall at Subaru Park in this competition.<\/p>\n Philly are the only team without a home victory in this MLS regular season, though they have points in their last three encounters at Subaru Park.<\/p>\n In 2026, they have suffered three defeats on home soil, two more than they had incurred throughout the entire 2025 regular season.<\/p>\n The Union are unbeaten in their last 11 home matches against the Red Bulls across all competitions, winning this exact fixture last year 2-0.<\/p>\n \u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n New York seemed to be building up some nice momentum domestically before the season took a break in the latter part of May.<\/p>\n Michael Bradley<\/a> has seen his team earn points in four straight regular-season affairs, conceding a goal or fewer in three of those instances.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the former American captain can win consecutive matches in this competition for the third time in 2026.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a victory in this one would already double their number of away wins domestically from 2025 (two) when they missed the playoffs.<\/p>\n They can also collect at least a point for a fifth straight league contest, which would be their longest run without a loss in this competition since 2024 (nine).<\/p>\n The Red Bulls can claim consecutive regular-season triumphs versus Philly on Wednesday for the first time since 2016, after beating them 1-0 triumph the last time these sides squared off in 2025.<\/p>\n Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer form:<\/p>\n New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer form:<\/p>\n New York Red Bulls form (all competitions):<\/p>\n \u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Due to a shoulder issue, Japhet Sery Larsen is unlikely to feature for the Union on Wednesday, while Jesus Bueno is recovering from a sore ankle and Quinn Sullivan is out because of a cruciate ligament tear.<\/p>\n Milan Iloski bagged a hat trick in their defeat to Miami, with their other strike coming courtesy of Bruno Damiani<\/a>, while Andre Blake<\/a> gave up six goals on the Herons’ 10 targeted efforts.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Red Bulls could be missing Emil Forsberg<\/a>, who has a hip problem, Matthew Dos Santos is dealing with a hamstring issue, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has a sore knee and AJ Marcucci is out because of a cruciate ligament tear.<\/p>\n Jorge Ruvalcaba had a brace in their match with SKC as they hung onto a narrow one-goal victory.<\/p>\n Philadelphia Union possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n Blake; Westfield, Martinez, Harriel, Bender; Bedoya, Lukic, Jacques, Anello; Iloski, Damiani<\/p>\n New York Red Bulls possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n Horvath; Marshall-Rutty, Che, D. Nealis, Valencia; Donkor, Mehmeti, Berggren; Cowell, Hall, Ruvalcaba<\/p>\n Expect to see a rejuvenated Union squad eager to make a solid first impression on their new boss, but in the end, we believe the Red Bulls’ momentum which they built before the World Cup break will earn them a point.<\/p>\n For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nSoccer Match preview<\/h2>\n
![](\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/thumbor\/5MFOvmk8mMqopATCxXR9hkPPddI=\/640x480\/smart\/filters:format(webp)\/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2Femil-forsberg-689cf99274d7a438807260.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\nSoccer Team News<\/h2>\n
![](\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/thumbor\/z5iicakKXpbfgiJJEy2GGj5jWEQ=\/640x480\/smart\/filters:format(webp)\/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F24%2F31%2Fandre-blake.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\n![](\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/thumbor\/aAWazEIN-TXYyGNUOzzmBClUe-g=\/210x53\/smart\/filters:format(webp)\/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F20%2F33%2Fsm-words-green-background.png\")
<\/p>\nSoccer We say: Philadelphia Union 1-1 New York Red Bulls<\/h2>\n
\n
\n<\/div>\n