The Major League Soccer league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Philadelphia Union and SJ Earthquakes are placed 10th and 11th respectively.
Philadelphia Union and SJ Earthquakes 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as SJ Earthquakes have to travel 4600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
The home team returns to Talen Energy Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Los Angeles FC on their last time out; the Major League Soccer game ended 3-3. Heartbreak before that as Philadelphia Union lost 0-2 at Dallas's place.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? 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.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Philadelphia Union have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost one.
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
Home advantage was not enough for SJ Earthquakes in their previous game, as they lost their Major League Soccer-match, hosting Minnesota United, 2-5. A draw for SJ Earthquakes before that, at their own venue hosting Toronto (2-2).
As you can tell from the result, the match against Minnesota United was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
We have checked recent matches where SJ Earthquakes have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were three victories, two draws and four defeats.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Philadelphia Union, four draws and two wins for SJ Earthquakes. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
 B. Aaronson 1 goals | S. Santos Gomes 1 goals |  J. Glesnes 1 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
SJ Earthquakes missing players
| Philadelphia Union | SJ Earthquakes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 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% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 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 | 4.5 |
| 7.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| Philadelphia Union | Last season | SJ Earthquakes | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 11 | 16 | ||
| 62 | 40 | Scored | S | 20 | 52 | ||
| 55 | 22 | Conceded | C | 35 | 55 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 85% | ||
| 58% | 72% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 39% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 44% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 12% | ||
| 61% | 72% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 65% | ||
| 17% | 28% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 21% | ||
| 25% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 18% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 525 | 288 | Total Shots | T S | 290 | 594 | ||
| 191 | 109 | Shots on Target | S O | 93 | 207 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | ||
| 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 |