Philadelphia Union go on their trip to SJ Earthquakes and Stanford Stadium packed with hope and confidence, but the host team is no muppet. More news on the fixture here!
- SJ Earthquakes have not yet lost a game at home.
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals (10) away in Major League Soccer
It's quite the trip for Philadelphia Union when visiting SJ Earthquakes as the cities are 4600 kilometers apart.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 Major League Soccer games here at Stanford Stadium for SJ Earthquakes. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Earthquakes, as their goalkeeper Daniel de Sousa Brito has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Major League Soccer.
The SJ Earthquakes coach Gonzalez and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Colorado Rapids (placed 13th). Daniel, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.8 out of 10 in that game. Daniel saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Seattle Sounders and winning 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how SJ Earthquakes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 4.
The Earthquakes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. SJ Earthquakes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stanford Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Playing away, Philadelphia Union have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season. The fact that Philadelphia Union have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Philadelphia Union have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Andre Blake. It's been 240 minutes since they last conceded in Major League Soccer.
Philadelphia go into this game after a win, the home game against Montreal Impact that ended 3-0. The attacker Carranza got a match rating of 8.23 in that game. Carranza scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Before that, Philadelphia Union secured a home win against Charlotte with the score 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Philadelphia Union playing away and similar expectations, we found 19 relevant matches. Results were 7 Philadelphia Union wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.
The visiting Philadelphia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Philadelphia Union in these games.
Head 2 Head
Philadelphia Union have avoided a loss in the last 7 fixtures (4-3-0) facing SJ Earthquakes.Top Goalscorers
  J. Carranza 9 goals |   C. Espinoza 8 goals |  D. Gazdag 7 goals |
SJ Earthquakes missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| SJ Earthquakes | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| 19 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 62% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 56% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 62% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 44% |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 44% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 5.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 12.4 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.6 | 14.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 37% | 42% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 36% |
| 13.8 | 9.7 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.9 | 11.1 |
| 4.6 | 3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals (10) away in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- SJ Earthquakes have not yet lost a game at home.
- SJ Earthquakes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Saint Louis City | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 28 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Dallas | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | Austin | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Sporting KC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 17 |
| 13 | Colorado Rapids | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 13 |
| 14 | LA Galaxy | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
