D.C. United SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

D.C. United SC

3 – 1

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Andy Najar 55' Y

Y 59' Jack Elliott

Overview

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D.C. United SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Audi Field.

D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

D.C. United SC 19 games · Avg 3.6 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC 2021-05-23 D.C. United SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-15 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-08-29 Philadelphia Union 4–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	3–1	W
22 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	1–2	L
18 Aug	New England Revolution	A	2–3	L
15 Aug	Nashville SC	A	2–5	L
09 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
04 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	4–2	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	1–3	L
22 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–1	D
18 Aug	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
04 Aug	Toronto FC	H	3–0	W
01 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

D.C. United SC		Philadelphia Union
#11	Position	#6
30	Points	39
26	Played	27
6 / 12 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 6 / 10
34	Scored	54
42	Conceded	44
-8	GD	+10
1.15	PPG	1.44
23%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

3/6

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

6/4

46-60

9/1

61-75

14/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	14 G
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	16 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	8 G	1 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Philadelphia Union get us underway at Audi Field.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 50% of all matches.
22' Philadelphia Union is taking the lead after the goal scored by Steven Birnbaum on 22.
27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andre Blake, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
32' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
36' GOAL! Ola Kamara scores on 36.
41' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
50' What composure from Yordy Reyna! The Peru international strokes it home. 2-1.
55' Controversy at the stadium! Andy Najar argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
59' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
60' D.C. United SC make a change. Edison Flores trudges off to be replaced by Drew Skundrich on 60 minutes.
61' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Cory Burke comes on to replace Kacper Przybylko.
66' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
71' D.C. United SC have won 386 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
73' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Olivier Mbaizo on, Alvas Powell off on 73 minutes.
78' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Joseph Mora comes on to replace Kevin Paredes.
83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
85' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Alejandro Bedoya departs to be replaced by Anthony Fontana.
86' Felipe Martins gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Yordy Reyna and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — D.C. United SC 3-1 Philadelphia Union. Honours even.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Ola Kamara ↓ Ramon Abila 78'
10
Edison Flores ↓ Drew Skundrich 60'
5
Junior Moreno
6
Russell Canouse
21
Jon Kempin
29
Yordy Reyna ↓ Felipe Martins 86'
14
Andy Najar
31
Julian Gressel ↓ Fredric Brillant 78'
30
Kevin Paredes ↓ Joseph Mora 78'
93
Tony Alfaro
15
Steven Birnbaum

Bench

1
Chris Seitz
11
Yamil Asad
28
Joseph Mora ↑ 78'
8
Felipe Martins ↑ 86'
32
Ramon Abila ↑ 78'
22
Griffin Yow
27
Moses Nyeman
13
Fredric Brillant ↑ 78'
12
Drew Skundrich ↑ 60'

Coach Hernan Losada

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
29
Alvas Powell ↓ Olivier Mbaizo 73'
18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Anthony Fontana 85'
6
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Quinn Sullivan 61'
8
Jose Andres Martinez
5
Jakob Glesnes
31
Leon Flach
10
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Paxten Aaronson 73'
23
Kacper Przybylko ↓ Cory Burke 60'

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Julian Carranza	6
Alejandro Bedoya	4
Kacper Przybylko	4
Mikkel Uhre	4
Daniel Gazdag	3
Mikael Uhre	3
Indiana Vassilev	2
Fafa Picault	2

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-08-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2021-08-22 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-08-18 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC W 2021-08-08 New England Revolution 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2021-08-04 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Toronto FC W 2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.79 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.7 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Philadelphia Union 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC43% Draw24% Philadelphia Union33%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

67%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

57%

D.C. United SC or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC31% Draw41% Philadelphia Union28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.