Friday , 2 October 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Los Angeles FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 8 May 2022 · 03:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Diego Palacios 77' Y
Y 83' Sergio Santos

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Seattle Sounders FC 27 38
23 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
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 27 21

Head-to-Head

2
4
Los Angeles FC 6 games · Avg 4.3 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-08 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-03-09 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union 2019-09-14 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2018-07-01 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D
02 May Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
24 Apr FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
17 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
09 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
02 Apr Orlando City SC A 4–2 W
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Los Angeles FC A 2–2 D
01 May Nashville SC A 1–1 D
23 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 1–1 D
16 Apr Toronto FC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
02 Apr Charlotte FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Philadelphia Union
#21 Position #6
41 Points 39
28 Played 27
11 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
43 Scored 54
30 Conceded 44
+13 GD +10
1.46 PPG 1.44
39% Win % 41%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ 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)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Gazdag is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
  • 9' What a strike from Daniel Gazdag! The score is 0-1.
  • 14' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 19' The 23-year-old Jack McGlynn has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Leon Flach suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Philadelphia Union have won 493 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 49' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' It’s high time Steven Cherundolo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kwadwo Opoku makes it 1-1.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Cory Burke exits the field as Sergio Santos enters on 65.
  • 67' Julian Carranza does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
  • 72' Andre Blake is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Kwadwo Opoku is replaced by Daniel Musovski on 74 minute.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Jose Andres Martinez is replaced by Jack McGlynn on 77 minute.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Diego Palacios. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' Magnificent from Franco Escobar! That is 12 goals in 292 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Sergio Santos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' Sebastien Ibeagha is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 89' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Jose Cifuentes departs to be replaced by Francisco Ginella.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adama Diomande 3
Adama Diomande 3
Eddie Segura 2
Carlos Vela 2
Sergio Santos 1
Jakob Glesnes 1
Fafa Picault 1
Diego Rossi 1

Head to Head

2022-05-08 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-03-09 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union 2019-09-14 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2018-07-01 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Philadelphia Union

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-05-08 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2022-05-02 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-04-24 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-04-02 Orlando City SC 2–4 Los Angeles FC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2022-05-08 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2022-05-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2022-04-23 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2022-04-16 Toronto FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2022-04-09 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-04-02 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Charlotte FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.02 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC51% Draw24% Philadelphia Union25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
49%
Los Angeles FC or Philadelphia Union
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC38% Draw41% Philadelphia Union21%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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