Philadelphia Union duel Orlando City for kudos and triumph.
These teams have little in common geographically as Orlando City have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This has all the signs of an engrossing game with lots of fun and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
Philadelphia Union form and stats
As mentioned below, Philadelphia Union are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Major League Soccer games.
Philadelphia Union lost their last game at Montreal Impact (after extra-time) (placed 14th) after a 2-3 scoreline. The defeat against Montreal Impact was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored eight minutes into stoppage time (by Quioto). Uhre, an attacker, was the declared top player for the side in that game, earning a rating of 8.35 (out of 10). Uhre scored two goals.
A home victory ahead of that match, as expected. The team were huge favourites against Alianza and won 4-0.
Early season league goal statistics from Philadelphia Union's 2 home games: {5 goals}, 1 conceded.
Orlando City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
The manager Gómez was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Orlando City Stadium. Orlando suffered a 1-2 loss to Charlotte (after extra-time) (placed 13th). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Midfielder Ojeda was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Ojeda scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that, 1-1 at home hosting Tigres UANL in the CONCACAF Champions League.
It's early days yet, but Orlando City has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Philadelphia Union won five, Orlando City were winners in two and we saw three draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 2 goals |  M. Uhre 2 goals |  J. Carranza 2 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
Orlando City missing players
| Philadelphia Union | Orlando City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 4.5 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 10.2 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 37% | 62% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 23% |
| 11 | 9.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 16 | 12.2 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Philadelphia Union | Last season | Orlando City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 18 | 35 | ||
| 21 | 14 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 79 | 53 | Scored | S | 18 | 44 | ||
| 30 | 10 | Conceded | C | 27 | 55 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 78% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 72% | 74% | ||
| 49% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 54% | ||
| 35% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 26% | ||
| 22% | 32% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 49% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 57% | ||
| 43% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 28% | 26% | ||
| 16% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.8 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13.8 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 7.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 12.9 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | New England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | New York City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Inter Miami | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Toronto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | New York RB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Orlando City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | DC United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
