Philadelphia Union vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Philadelphia Union

3 – 1

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sat 24 Aug 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 21' Paul Arriola

Alejandro Bedoya 73' Y

Y 90' Leonardo Jara

Overview

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

Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Philippe Briere
Referee Chris Penso
Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
Referee Gianni Facchini
Referee

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

Philadelphia Union 19 games · Avg 3.6 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-24 Philadelphia Union 3–1 D.C. United SC 2019-08-04 D.C. United SC 1–5 Philadelphia Union 2018-08-30 D.C. United SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union 2018-04-28 Philadelphia Union 3–2 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	3–1	W
18 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–2	L
11 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
04 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	5–1	W
28 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–4	L
20 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
22 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
18 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
11 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
04 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	1–5	L
28 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–0	D

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' Philadelphia Union have kicked off against D.C. United SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Kacper Przybylko does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leonardo Jara made 183 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
16' What a strike from Brenden Aaronson! The score is 2-0.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Paul Arriola is booked for D.C. United SC — Yellow card on 21.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
36' A goal from the Brazil international Ilsinho! He fires home on 36 to make it 3-0!
41' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
51' 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.
56' Magnificent from Luciano Acosta! That is 82 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 50% of all matches.
64' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Quincy Amarikwa is hanging Ola Kamara on the field on 64 minute.
69' The crowd applauds Paul Arriola as he leaves the pitch. Ema Boateng steps in for D.C. United SC.
70' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Ilsinho by Marco Fabian on 70 minute.
73' Alejandro Bedoya picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' The whistle greets Brenden Aaronson as he departs to be replaced by Fafa Picault.
79' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Felipe Martins is withdrawn and Lucas Rodriguez gets his opportunity.
84' Haris Medunjanin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
87' Jamiro makes way for Warren Creavalle at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leonardo Jara on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

Player	Goals
Julian Carranza	6
Alejandro Bedoya	4
Kacper Przybylko	4
Mikkel Uhre	4
Mikael Uhre	3
Daniel Gazdag	3
Brenden Aaronson	2
C.J. Sapong	2

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-08-24 Philadelphia Union 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-04 D.C. United SC 1–5 Philadelphia Union W 2019-07-28 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2019-08-24 Philadelphia Union 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2019-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2019-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2019-08-11 D.C. United SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-08-04 D.C. United SC 1–5 Philadelphia Union L 2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.47 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union68% Draw19% D.C. United SC13%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

87%

Draw or D.C. United SC

32%

Philadelphia Union or D.C. United SC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union50% Draw37% D.C. United SC13%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.7%

4 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	21%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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