Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2023
D.C. United SC
1 – 3
Full Time
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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
5
12
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#9 Position #13
23 Points 16
18 Played 18
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
26 Scored 25
29 Conceded 33
-3 GD -8
1.28 PPG 0.89
28% Win % 22%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against D.C. United SC and Philadelphia Union has kicked off!
  • 5' Assisted by Julian Carranza with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mikkel Uhre makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 10' The 32-year-old Yamil Asad has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' Magnificent from Jack McGlynn! That is 15 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Jose Martinez makes way for Leon Flach at the 25 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 30' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tyler Miller on 36.
  • 38' Daniel Gazdag has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Norway international Jacob Glesnes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' D.C. United SC have won 384 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' Jose Fajardo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 68' Derrick Williams, a Ireland defender, has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' Nathan Harriel was booked 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' Jacob Glesnes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 77.
  • 79' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Brendan Hines-Ike exits the field as Jose Fajardo enters on 79.
  • 84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 88' Theodore Ku-DiPietro doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Mikkel Uhre has done his job and it is now time for Quinn Sullivan to step up.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Chris Donovan.
  • The points are shared — D.C. United SC 1-3 Philadelphia Union. Honours even.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Julian Carranza 6
Alejandro Bedoya 4
Kacper Przybylko 4
Mikkel Uhre 4
Mikael Uhre 3
Daniel Gazdag 3
Brenden Aaronson 2
C.J. Sapong 2

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.55 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC29% Draw24% Philadelphia Union47%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
53%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
71%
D.C. United SC or Philadelphia Union
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC24% Draw40% Philadelphia Union36%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 15% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 20% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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