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Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
Orlando City SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

6
5
6
Orlando City SC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2018-04-14 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D
25 Aug Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
13 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–3 L
04 Aug New England Revolution H 3–3 D
30 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–4 L
27 Jul New York City FC H 0–2 L
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Orlando City SC A 2–2 D
30 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–0 W
25 Aug New England Revolution H 1–0 W
18 Aug New York City FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug New England Revolution A 3–2 W
05 Aug Portland Timbers A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union
#7 Position #6
34 Points 39
27 Played 27
10 / 4 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
48 Scored 54
64 Conceded 44
-16 GD +10
1.26 PPG 1.44
37% Win % 41%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ 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)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Orlando City SC to score. At the same time, Philadelphia Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Fafa Picault has been relatively quiet despite scoring 72 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 55' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Borek Dockal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Orlando City SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. James O'Connor will be considering his options from the bench.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James O'Connor

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Ojeda 4
Daniel Gazdag 4
Duncan McGuire 3
Milan Iloski 3
Kacper Przybylko 3
Dom Dwyer 3
Christopher Mueller 2
Dom Dwyer 2

Head to Head

2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2018-04-14 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Orlando City SC

Orlando City SC Form

2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2018-08-25 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-08-13 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2018-08-04 Orlando City SC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2018-07-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City SC L 2018-07-27 Orlando City SC 0–2 New York City FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2018-08-30 D.C. United SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2018-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution W 2018-08-18 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York City FC W 2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union W 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC35% Draw24% Philadelphia Union41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
58%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
65%
Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC28% Draw37% Philadelphia Union35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5.2%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
1 – 4
3.1%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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