Philadelphia Union and DC United get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Leagues Cup Round of 32 fixture.
These teams have little in common geographically as DC United have to travel 4400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
DC United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Leagues Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Pumas UNAM. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Philadelphia Union are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Subaru Park. 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games.
Philadelphia's previous fixture was a Leagues Cup game also played at home, ending 5-1 against Queretaro. The home team hope to to continue in that form. Gazdag, an attacker, was the declared top performer for the side in that match, scoring a rating of 9.49 (out of 10). Gazdag scored three goals.
Preceding that match, a home win hosting Tijuana in the Leagues Cup.
Philadelphia Union can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 23 times. Philadelphia Union have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
DC United form and stats
Playing away, DC United have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season.
Two away matches in a row for DC United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Pumas UNAM in the Leagues Cup.
Before that, the Leagues Cup victory away at Montreal Impact.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting DC United as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. DC United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Philadelphia Union wins - draws - DC United wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Carranza 10 goals |  D. Gazdag 9 goals |   C. Benteke Liolo 8 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
DC United missing players
| Philadelphia Union | DC United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 29 | 7 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.3 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.6 | ||
| 5 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | ||
| 12.3 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 51 |
| 2 | New England | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | DC United | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 27 | -10 | 29 |
| 11 | New York RB | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | New York City | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Toronto | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 18 |
