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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
10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

6
5
5
Orlando City SC 16 games · Avg 3.3 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
#13 Position #15
14 Points 7
15 Played 15
4 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
23 Scored 18
44 Conceded 30
-21 GD -12
0.93 PPG 0.47
27% Win % 7%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/8
■ 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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Orlando City SC and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Orlando City SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Haris Medunjanin, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Orlando City SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Orlando City SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Orlando City SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Orlando City SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 85' Alejandro Bedoya has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ilsinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Daniel Gazdag 4
Duncan McGuire 3
Kacper Przybylko 3
Dom Dwyer 3
Martin Ojeda 3
Christopher Mueller 2
Tai Baribo 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
1.98 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union 75% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC39% Draw25% Philadelphia Union36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
64%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
61%
Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC32% Draw39% Philadelphia Union29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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