It's advantage Philadelphia Union so far with their 2nd position in the Major League Soccer table, welcoming New England who are placed 6th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It should be mentioned that New England play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for New England on grass are 5 victories, 11 draws and 13 defeats from 29 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 40-63. You can compare this with overall results below.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Philadelphia Union at their home stadium is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Philadelphia has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Philadelphia are returning here after visiting New York RB in a Major League Soccer game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Matthew Real, Brendan Aaronson and Kacper Przybyłko scored the goal(s). Heartbreak before that as Philadelphia lost 0-1 at Columbus Crew's place.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Philadelphia handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and one defeat.
The Philadelphia Union manager J. Curtin has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. Philadelphia are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
New England form and stats
3-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for New England, who have the most points (11) away in Major League Soccer, in their Major League Soccer matches away. Momentum is building for England in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for New England, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Chicago Fire (placed 14th) in the Major League Soccer last time out. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against New York City.
England goalie Matt Turner was high and low in the Chicago Fire game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
New England are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, five draws and two defeats. From a total of nine matches.
England have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
New England - Philadelphia 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Philadelphia seven wins, two draws and New England one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Przybyłko 5 goals |  S. Santos Gomes 5 goals |   T. Bunbury 4 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
New England missing players
| Philadelphia Union | New England | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 82% |
| 62% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 64% |
| 46% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 27% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 71% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 55% |
| 38% | 29% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 29% | 27% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 36% |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 6.2 | 5.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 152 | 84 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 105 | 170 |
| 60 | 35 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 32 | 50 |
| 33% | 37% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 18% |
- New England has the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Major League Soccer
- New England has the most points (11) away in Major League Soccer
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Philadelphia Union have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Philadelphia Union have scored more than double the goals of New England.
- 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 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Toronto | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | New England | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | New York City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | New York RB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | DC United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Nashville SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 8 |