Philadelphia Union perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. New England can look both up and down from their 8th position.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Major League Soccer.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting New England have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 7-10-12 (win-draw-loss) from 29 matches.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
This stadium has been a fortress for Philadelphia Union in the Major League Soccer so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-1-0. Philadelphia has won so many consecutive home games (nine in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Portland Timbers.
A nice win for Philadelphia last time playing, versus New England. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Cory Burke and Sergio Santos scoring for the victors. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Columbus Crew (1-2).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 11 games), Philadelphia's attacking play is working. Philadelphia are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches.
New England form and stats
As the visiting team in Major League Soccer matches, New England, who have the most points (21) away in Major League Soccer, have produced an overall stat of 6-3-4 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as New England have lost on their last two travels.
England go into this game after a win, the home game against Montreal Impact that ended 2-1. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Philadelphia Union's place.
The end of the last match, against Montreal Impact, was very satisfying as Gustavo Bou scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
England find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by England in these games.
Head 2 Head
Philadelphia Union - New England 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Philadelphia, two draws and zero wins for New England. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Santos Gomes 11 goals |  K. Przybyłko 8 goals |   T. Bunbury 8 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
New England missing players
| Philadelphia Union | New England | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| 16 | 12 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 49 | 32 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 28 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 15 | 27 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 93% | 84% |
| 77% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 68% |
| 65% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 23% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 12% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| 54% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 56% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 21% | 24% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 334 | 187 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 193 | 386 |
| 134 | 75 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 57 | 120 |
| 37% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 23% |
- New England has the most points (21) away in Major League Soccer
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Philadelphia Union has the fewest conceded goals (20) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union has the most points (31) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union has the most scored goals (27) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union has the most scored goals (44) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union has the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union has the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union has the the best goal difference (+24) in Major League Soccer
- 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.
- Philadelphia Union have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Toronto | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | New York City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | New York RB | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | New England | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | DC United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -24 | 16 |