DC United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 6 points and a 10th position in the Major League Soccer table. Visiting Philadelphia Union holds 6th place with 8 pts.
- DC United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Philadelphia Union have the most matches under the total-line (5) 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Philadelphia Union have to travel 4400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
DC United form and stats
DC United have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Major League Soccer. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
DC United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Orlando City (placed 2nd). Edison Flores, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.4 (out of 10). Flores hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Chicago Fire in a game that was won 1-0.DC United has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. DC United have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Philadelphia Union are still undefeated on their travels in the Major League Soccer. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Impressive finishing from Cory Burke secured the home win 1-0 against New York RB in their previous game. Jamiro Monteiro got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, top player of the team. Monteiro served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 34 successful passes (of 42 total).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against New England.Philadelphia Union have the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): DC United one win, one draw and Philadelphia Union eight victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Burke 2 goals |  B. Hines-Ike 1 goals | R. Canouse 1 goals |
DC United missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| DC United | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 50% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 12.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 14.5 | 12.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 3.3 |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 25% |
- DC United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Philadelphia Union have not yet lost a game away.
- Philadelphia Union have the most clean sheets (2) away in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most matches under the total-line (5) 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 | New England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | New York City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Inter Miami | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | New York RB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | DC United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Toronto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 1 |