It's early days in the Major League Soccer and both Philadelphia Union and DC United are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Philadelphia Union and DC United 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.
DC United have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Philadelphia Union manager J. Curtin and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Los Angeles FC in the Major League Soccer. Heartbreak before that as Philadelphia Union lost 0-2 at Dallas's place.
A goal frenzy last time out for Philadelphia Union, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Los Angeles FC. Fun stuff to watch! Philadelphia Union's goalie Andre Blake played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Los Angeles FC with a stunning eight saves.
DC United form and stats
DC United won their last game, 2-1 versus Inter Miami played at home. A 1-2 loss hosting Colorado Rapids before that.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - zero - three (Philadelphia Union wins - draws - DC United wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 B. Aaronson 1 goals | S. Santos Gomes 1 goals |  J. Glesnes 1 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
DC United missing players
| Philadelphia Union | DC United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 7.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Philadelphia Union | Last season | DC United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 35 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 62 | 40 | Scored | S | 18 | 43 | ||
| 55 | 22 | Conceded | C | 21 | 43 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 83% | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 66% | ||
| 58% | 72% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 43% | ||
| 39% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 29% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 61% | 72% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 43% | ||
| 17% | 28% | Clean Sheets | C S | 39% | 40% | ||
| 25% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 34% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 525 | 288 | Total Shots | T S | 192 | 442 | ||
| 191 | 109 | Shots on Target | S O | 62 | 131 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlanta United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | New York RB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Toronto | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DC United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | New England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | Inter Miami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | New York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |