Get ready for the return leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 between Philadelphia Union and Alianza. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Alianza have to travel 5200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Philadelphia and Alianza.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Philadelphia Union was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the CONCACAF Champions League. America was too strong.Perfect Major League Soccer season at home so far for Philadelphia Union 2 wins from 2 appearances.
A nice win for Philadelphia Union last time playing, versus Chicago Fire. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Torres scoring for the victors. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Curtin when Torres scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute. Midfielder Martínez was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.81 (out of ten) in that game. Martínez served one assist and hit one key pass.
In the fixture before, 0-0 away to Alianza (CONCACAF Champions League).
The manager Curtin will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Montreal Impact in only four days.
Philadelphia Union has scored {5 goals} so far and conceded {1 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Alianza form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the Primera Division.
There were no winners in Alianza's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Dragon.
Preceding that, 0-0 at home vs Philadelphia Union in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Alianza has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Alianza are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {1 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved faced each other earlier this match year: Alianza - Philadelphia 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 2 goals |  J. Carranza 2 goals |   R. Zelaya García 2 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
Alianza missing players
| Philadelphia Union | Alianza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 13 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 61 | 47 | Scored | S | 19 | 36 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 7 | 8 | ||
| 13.9 | 15.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 48% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 32% | ||
| 10.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Inter Miami | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | New England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | DC United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | New York City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Toronto | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | New York RB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 15 | Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aguila | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Alianza | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Once Municipal | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Dragon | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Firpo | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Isidro Metapan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | FAS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | CD Platense | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Santa Tecla | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Jocoro | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 10 |
| 11 | Atletico Marte | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | Chalatenango | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 7 |
