A victory to the home team is predicted from this match if the league standings is a way to look into the future. The Philadelphia Union supporters are confident that the contrast between 1st and Colorado Rapids's 11th spot in the table will be revealed on the grass.
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals (51) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Colorado Rapids have scored away.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Colorado Rapids, who are travelling more than 2700 kilometers to play this game.
Philadelphia Union and Colorado Rapids should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
29 points is a decent return from 13 Major League Soccer games here at Subaru Park for Philadelphia Union. The data says 8 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses. Philadelphia Union has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Subaru Park. We remember; it was Cincinnati.
A strong away win for Philadelphia Union against DC United the last match, as Gazdag, Burke, Carranza and Uhre were on target. As mentioned above, Philadelphia "killed" DC United in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Carranza when beating DC United, applying the finishing touch to three goals! Attacking player Carranza edged out all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 9.71 out of 10. Carranza scored three goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Dallas (0-1).The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Philadelphia Union's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 5 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Philadelphia as they have a new game in only four days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Atlanta United are visiting.
The Philadelphia Union manager Curtin has got the team scoring with 30 from 13 home games in the league. From these home matches, Philadelphia have conceded only 7 goals.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
Colorado Rapids have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 1-3-8 (12 played).
Colorado Rapids's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Houston Dynamo that finished 1-1. Defender Abubakar was the best team player with a rating of 8.4. Abubakar scored one goal and won 9 of 13 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vancouver Whitecaps wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored at least once in 9 of this club's last 10 league games.
Colorado Rapids have another game away from home in just four days, a Major League Soccer game versus Nashville SC. A hard programme for the visitors!
Colorado find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Colorado Rapids manager Fraser has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Philadelphia won two, Colorado Rapids triumphed in three and we saw five draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these teams have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 13 goals |  J. Carranza 12 goals |   D. Rubio Kostner 12 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
Colorado Rapids missing players
| Philadelphia Union | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 51 | 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 27 | 40 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 78% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 41% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| 22% | 23% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 27% |
| 15% | 23% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 8% | 12% |
| 52% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 41% | 46% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 15% |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 6 | 5.1 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.1 | 14.8 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.9 | 13.1 |
| 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 38% | 38% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 30% | 32% |
| 13.5 | 12.3 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.5 | 11.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4 |
- Colorado Rapids have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Colorado Rapids have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Philadelphia Union have not yet lost a game at home.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Colorado Rapids have scored away.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most points (29) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals (51) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the the best goal difference (+31) 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 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 51 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 46 |
| 3 | New York City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | New York RB | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -7 | 36 |
| 6 | Inter Miami | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 36 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | New England | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -2 | 34 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -8 | 32 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Toronto | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 30 |
| 14 | DC United | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -27 | 22 |
