Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew have delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. Both hold mid-table spots in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Columbus Crew have scored away.
These are hectic days for the home side, as they had a match only four days ago in the Major League Soccer. That game was an away game at New York RB, so at least Philadelphia are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Philadelphia Union form and stats
8-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Philadelphia Union so far this season. Philadelphia Union has recorded two wins in a row here at Subaru Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Philadelphia manager P. Noonan and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus New York RB (placed 11th) in the Major League Soccer. Midfielder José Martínez was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.85 (out of ten) in that game. Martínez dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Atlanta United in a game that was won 1-0.The Philadelphia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. Philadelphia have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Columbus Crew form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Columbus Crew so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-8 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from Gyasi Zardes (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Montreal Impact in their previous game. The attacker Gyasi Zardes got a match rating of 8.44 in that game. Zardes scored two goals.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus New England that ended 1-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Columbus as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Columbus in these games.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the sides faced each other earlier this campaign; Philadelphia - Columbus Crew 1-0. Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Philadelphia, three draws and four wins for Columbus Crew. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Przybyłko 9 goals |   L. Zelarayán 7 goals |  G. Zardes 7 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| Philadelphia Union | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 33 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 36 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 85% |
| 69% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 43% | 63% |
| 38% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 52% |
| 15% | 7% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 30% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 19% |
| 54% | 43% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 56% |
| 35% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 21% | 22% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 57% | 37% |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.2 | 13.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9 | 11.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 28% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 27% | 34% |
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Columbus Crew have scored away.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 65 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 46 |
| 3 | DC United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | New York City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -16 | 32 |
| 11 | New York RB | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 25 | -15 | 27 |
| 13 | Toronto | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -22 | 22 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 38 | -23 | 20 |