Philadelphia Union journey to Orlando City and Exploria Stadium loaded with happy thoughts, but the hosts is no muppet. More information on the fixture here!
- Orlando City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Philadelphia Union have the most points from losing position (10) in Major League Soccer
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There have been little to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a Major League Soccer fixture only four days ago. That game was an away game at New England, so at least Orlando are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Orlando City form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Orlando City at their home stadium (Exploria Stadium) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Orlando City faced defeat in their previous match, away at New England (1-3). Before that fixture this team had gone six consecutive league fixtures without losing. Santos, defender, was given a rating of 7.33/10 in that game, top of the team. Santos hit one key pass and won 6 of 6 duels.
Ahead of that match, Orlando City won a home game hosting Colorado Rapids (2-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Orlando City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Orlando City as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Orlando City has won 6 of these, drawn 4 and lost 7.
There will be little rest for Orlando after this match as they are travelling to Seattle Sounders for a Major League Soccer game in only three days.
At Exploria Stadium, Orlando City has the goal stats of 9-9 (for/against) from 9 league fixtures.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.
Philadelphia Union are travelling again after losing away to SJ Earthquakes in their previous match (1-2). Before that loss this club had won at least a draw from nine league games in a row. Harriel got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Harriel hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Montreal Impact.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Philadelphia Union in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Philadelphia Union, 7 draws and 5 defeats.
After this away game Philadelphia Union return home for a Major League Soccer game against Inter Miami. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Philadelphia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Philadelphia Union have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams meet this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Philadelphia Union - Orlando City 1-2. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Orlando City won three games, two matches ended with a tie and Philadelphia Union have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Carranza 9 goals |  D. Gazdag 7 goals |  M. Uhre 6 goals |
Orlando City missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| Orlando City | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 17 |
| 94% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 65% |
| 47% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 12% | 18% |
| 59% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 47% |
| 29% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 41% |
| 18% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 4.8 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 13 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.6 | 14.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 34% |
| 12.6 | 10.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.5 | 11.1 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
- Orlando City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Philadelphia Union have the most points from losing position (10) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | New England | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | DC United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 22 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | Toronto | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | New York City | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | New York RB | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
