It's been seven days since DC United faced Atlanta United and the scoreline was 1-2. What happens against Philadelphia Union?
- DC United have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
DC United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Audi Field as DC United have scored 15 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 6-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). DC United has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager H. Losada and the players.
The DC United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Atlanta United here at Audi Field in a Major League Soccer match. Midfield player Julian Gressel got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Gressel hit eight key passes.
Prior to that, an away loss at New England.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how DC United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn three and lost four.
DC United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Audi Field with 15 goals in 9 league matches. DC United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Audi Field in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
The visitors are W2-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.
There were no winners in Philadelphia Union's previous match, a Major League Soccer home game that ended 1-1 vs Montreal Impact (placed 6th). Jamiro Monteiro got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Monteiro hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 43 successful passes (of 52 total). The draw against Montreal Impact came from a losing position. The Philadelphia manager P. Noonan brought on Quinn Sullivan as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Before that, Philadelphia Union secured a home win against New York City with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Philadelphia in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Philadelphia Union, five draws and four defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Philadelphia have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Philadelphia Union in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides get together this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Philadelphia Union - DC United 2-1. DC United-Philadelphia Union H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: DC United one win, Philadelphia Union eight wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Williams Kamara 11 goals |   K. Przybyłko 6 goals |  S. Santos Gomes 4 goals |
DC United missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| DC United | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 31 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 90% | 95% |
| 62% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 71% |
| 62% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 57% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 52% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 38% |
| 24% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 5 | 5.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.3 | 16.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.4 | 13 |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | 31% |
- DC United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- DC United have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Major League Soccer
- DC United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most matches under the total-line (13) 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 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 49 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | New York City | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | DC United | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | New York RB | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 22 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 17 |
| 14 | Toronto | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -19 | 15 |