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Philadelphia Union vs D.C. United SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Philadelphia Union
3 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sat 28 Apr 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs D.C. United SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Kyle Longville
  • Referee Christina Unkel
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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

12
5
2
Philadelphia Union 19 games · Avg 3.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-28 Philadelphia Union 3–2 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
22 Apr FC Dallas A 0–2 L
14 Apr Orlando City SC H 0–2 L
07 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
01 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 0–3 L
17 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Philadelphia Union A 2–3 L
14 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
01 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
24 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–3 L
17 Mar Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D
11 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union D.C. United SC
#6 Position #11
39 Points 30
27 Played 26
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 6 / 12 / 8
54 Scored 34
44 Conceded 42
+10 GD -8
1.44 PPG 1.15
41% Win % 23%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Philadelphia Union are looking to make home advantage count against D.C. United SC.
  • 5' D.C. United SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Yamil Asad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Joseph Mora has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' Auston Trusty is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 60' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 75' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oniel Fisher, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

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

2018-04-28 Philadelphia Union 3–2 D.C. United SC

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-04-28 Philadelphia Union 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2018-04-22 FC Dallas 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2018-04-14 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Orlando City SC L 2018-04-07 Philadelphia Union 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-04-01 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Philadelphia Union L 2018-03-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

D.C. United SC Form

2018-04-28 Philadelphia Union 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-04-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2018-03-24 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2018-03-17 D.C. United SC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-03-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.36 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union56% Draw22% D.C. United SC22%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
77%
Draw or D.C. United SC
44%
Philadelphia Union or D.C. United SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union43% Draw38% D.C. United SC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.4%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 20% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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