Major League Soccer: Two sides who have done superbly as yet. Get to know Philadelphia Union - Cincinnati with this thorough guide!
- Philadelphia Union have the most points from losing position (14) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Major League Soccer
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Philadelphia Union are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Subaru Park. 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. After failing to beat DC United here at Subaru Park, Philadelphia Union has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Philadelphia's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-1 versus New York RB (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Wagner was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.05 (out of ten) in that game. Wagner signed up for three assists and hit six key passes.
Heartbreak before that as Philadelphia Union lost 1-3 at Toronto's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Philadelphia Union have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.
An interesting fact: 8 of the latest 10 league matches from these players have had goals from both sides.
Philadelphia are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Charlotte awaits in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Philadelphia Union are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 12 league matches. From these home matches, Philadelphia have conceded only 8 goals.
Cincinnati form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
Cincinnati's previous game was their home loss versus Orlando City (0-1). Midfielder Barreal was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.82. Barreal hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 54 successful passes (of 63 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Atlanta United with the score of 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Cincinnati have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 6 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Observe that 9 of this club's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
Cincinnati have another match that requires travelling in just four nights, a Major League Soccer game against Montreal Impact. A hard itinerary for the visiting team!
Cincinnati are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Cincinnati have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have met before this season: Cincinnati - Philadelphia 1-0. Previous ten meetings with these participants: Philadelphia Union won six, Cincinnati triumphed in two and we saw two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Acosta 13 goals |   J. Carranza 12 goals |  D. Gazdag 11 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 | 27 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 44 |
| 31 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 30 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 96% |
| 77% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 70% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 63% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 26% |
| 19% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 58% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 52% |
| 31% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 23% | 37% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 23% | 15% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.6 | 15.1 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.7 | 12.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 39% | 47% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 28% | 35% |
| 11.7 | 10.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.2 | 11.5 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- Cincinnati have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most points from losing position (14) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 57 |
| 2 | New England | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 48 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 46 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 45 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 27 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -12 | 35 |
| 9 | DC United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 32 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | New York City | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 30 |
| 13 | New York RB | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Toronto | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -16 | 22 |
