Scrambling Inter Miami hope to pull off an upset when they welcome enterprising Philadelphia Union in the next league round. It’s 10th vs 1st and the home fans will have moderate expectations.
- Inter Miami have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Major League Soccer
The hosts Inter Miami saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Major League Soccer. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Orlando City.
Inter Miami form and stats
5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Inter Miami so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Inter Miami after consecutive victories at their own ground.
No payout for Inter in their previous match, an away game at Orlando City that ended in defeat 0-1. The defeat against Orlando City was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Lowe (own goal)). Midfielder Mota was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Mota hit two key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 45 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Dallas that finished 1-1.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 Inter Miami have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Inter Miami, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Charlotte is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Inter Miami in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Inter's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
As the visiting team in Major League Soccer matches, Philadelphia Union have produced an overall stat of 3-4-2 so far.
202 minutes! That's how long the Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Carranza, Uhre (2) and Bedoya (2) scored in Philadelphia's previous match, the home game against DC United that ended 7-0. As you can tell from the results above, Philadelphia Union was very dominant against DC United, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 7-0 (!) with Carranza, Uhre (2) and Bedoya (2) providing the goals. Carranza certainly enjoyed Philadelphia Union's last game versus DC United, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 7-0 victory. Wagner, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.45. Wagner served one assist, hit seven key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.
A 0-0 draw at Columbus Crew's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Philadelphia playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 4 Philadelphia Union wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
Lacking goals? 13 of this club's most recent 17 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.
A new game in only three days for Philadelphia Union, the Major League Soccer home match versus New England. Busy days.
The visiting Philadelphia Union have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Philadelphia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties get together this season, as the history books show this recent match: Philadelphia Union - Inter Miami 0-0. Stats for the preceeding five meetings between these two participants are: one win for Inter Miami, two draws and two wins for Philadelphia Union. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Campana Romero 8 goals |   D. Gazdag 7 goals |  J. Carranza 7 goals |
Inter Miami missing players
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| Inter Miami | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 29 |
| 27 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 79% |
| 44% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 26% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 22% | 22% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 16% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 8.8 | 6.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 13.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 9.9 | 12.1 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 24% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 37% | 32% |
| 14.1 | 13.1 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 15.8 | 13.6 |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
- Inter Miami have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Inter Miami have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) 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 | Philadelphia Union | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | New York RB | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | New York City | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 29 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 28 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | New England | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | DC United | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 17 |
