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

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 #15
18 Points 7
15 Played 15
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
21 Scored 18
25 Conceded 30
-4 GD -12
1.20 PPG 0.47
27% Win % 7%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. D.C. United SC host Philadelphia Union — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Assisted by Julian Carranza with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mikkel Uhre makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 10' Jose Fajardo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 13' The deadlock is broken! Jack McGlynn gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
  • 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leon Flach is hanging Jose Martinez on the field on 25 minute.
  • 30' Jesus Bueno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' D.C. United SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 38' Daniel Gazdag adds to his 1 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 43' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 48' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' Gabriel Pirani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 63' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Jack Elliott has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathan Harriel on 69.
  • 74' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Yamil Asad is replaced by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Eric Davis. He replaces Pedro Santos on 75 minute.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jacob Glesnes on 77 minutes.
  • 79' D.C. United SC make a change. Brendan Hines-Ike trudges off to be replaced by Jose Fajardo on 79 minutes.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 88' Theodore Ku-DiPietro doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Mikkel Uhre as he leaves the pitch. Quinn Sullivan steps in for Philadelphia Union.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Chris Donovan.
  • 1-3 the final result. D.C. United SC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Sergio Santos 2
Bruno Damiani 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
1.58 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Philadelphia Union 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC30% Draw25% Philadelphia Union45%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
55%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
70%
D.C. United SC or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC25% Draw40% Philadelphia Union35%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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