D.C. United SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

D.C. United SC

1 – 3

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Philadelphia Union

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Mikkel Uhre

0–2 13' Jack McGlynn

0–3 38' Daniel Gazdag pen

Theodore Ku-DiPietro 88' 1–3

Tyler Miller 36' Y

Y 69' Nathan Harriel

Y 77' Jacob Glesnes

Y 90' Chris Donovan

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-08-26 D.C. United SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union 2023-05-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC 2022-08-20 D.C. United SC 0–6 Philadelphia Union 2022-07-08 Philadelphia Union 7–0 D.C. United SC 2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
20 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
15 Jul	New England Revolution	A	0–4	L
08 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–2	D
05 Jul	FC Dallas	A	1–0	W
02 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–2	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	3–1	W
15 Jul	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
13 Jul	Nashville SC	A	2–0	W
09 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–3	L
02 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	0–2	L
24 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	H	4–1	W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and D.C. United SC launch into their encounter with Philadelphia Union.
5' Mikkel Uhre makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Philadelphia Union are in front.
10' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
13' Jack McGlynn makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Philadelphia Union are in front.
18' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
23' The 31-year-old Jack Elliott has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Leon Flach gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Jose Martinez and will look to change the dynamic.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
36' Tyler Miller is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
38' Goal! Daniel Gazdag scores his 66 goal in 95 matches.
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leon Flach made 277 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
48' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Kai Wagner is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jacob Glesnes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
69' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 69.
74' Theodore Ku-DiPietro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yamil Asad at the 74 minute mark.
75' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Pedro Santos exits the field as Eric Davis enters on 75.
77' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 77.
79' D.C. United SC make a change. Brendan Hines-Ike trudges off to be replaced by Jose Fajardo on 79 minutes.
84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
88' GOAL! Theodore Ku-DiPietro fires home to make it 1-3!
90' Quinn Sullivan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikkel Uhre at the 90 minute mark.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Chris Donovan argues furiously but the card stands.
D.C. United SC will have plenty to reflect on. Philadelphia Union were simply the better side today.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
43
Mateusz Klich
3
Derrick Williams
1
Tyler Miller
15
Steve Birnbaum
22
Yamil Asad ↓ Theodore Ku-DiPietro 74'
6
Russell Canouse
8
Chris Durkin
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Eric Davis 75'
4
Brendan Hines-Ike ↓ Jose Fajardo 79'
10
Gabriel Pirani

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Julian Carranza	6
Alejandro Bedoya	4
Kacper Przybylko	4
Mikkel Uhre	4
Mikael Uhre	3
Daniel Gazdag	3
Yamil Asad	2
C.J. Sapong	2

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

2023-08-26 D.C. United SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2023-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-07-15 New England Revolution 4–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-07-08 D.C. United SC 2–2 Internacional CF Miami D 2023-07-05 FC Dallas 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-07-02 Nashville SC 2–0 D.C. United SC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-08-26 D.C. United SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2023-07-15 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC W 2023-07-13 Nashville SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-07-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-06-24 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.36 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.34 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC24% Draw23% Philadelphia Union53%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

47%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

76%

D.C. United SC or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC19% Draw38% Philadelphia Union43%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.4%

2 – 1

5.2%

0 – 3

5.2%

2 – 3

4.7%

1 – 4

0 – 0

3.7%

0 – 4

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	21%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	17%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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