Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Philadelphia Union vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Philadelphia Union
2 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sat 17 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Jose Andres Martinez 22' Y
Y 27' Yamil Asad
Y 45' Tony Alfaro
Y 45' Yordy Reyna

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Subaru Park.

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
2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC 2021-05-23 D.C. United SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-15 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-08-29 Philadelphia Union 4–1 D.C. United SC 2019-08-24 Philadelphia Union 3–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
09 Jul New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
04 Jul Nashville SC A 0–1 L
27 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 3–3 D
23 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
20 Jun Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
03 Jul Toronto FC H 7–1 W
27 Jun New York City FC A 1–2 L
24 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
20 Jun Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
30 May Internacional CF Miami A 3–0 W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Subaru Park!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' Against the run of play, Sergio Santos has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 22' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jose Andres Martinez on 22 minutes.
  • 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yamil Asad.
  • 30' Russell Canouse makes way for Moses Nyeman at the 30 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
  • 32' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Adrien Perez departs to be replaced by Yordy Reyna.
  • 37' The 35-year-old Bill Hamid has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' It’s high time Hernan Losada made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Tony Alfaro gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' A goal from the Argentina international Yamil Asad! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-1!
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Felipe Martins, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' Fredric Brillant is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 83' GOAL! Kacper Przybylko scores on 83.
  • 84' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Sergio Santos has done his job and it is now time for Quinn Sullivan to step up.
  • 85' Griffin Yow is replacing Nigel Robertha for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 90' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 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 Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Julian Carranza 6
Alejandro Bedoya 4
Kacper Przybylko 4
Mikkel Uhre 4
Mikael Uhre 3
Daniel Gazdag 3
Bruno Damiani 2
Indiana Vassilev 2

Head to Head

2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC 2021-05-23 D.C. United SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-15 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-08-29 Philadelphia Union 4–1 D.C. United SC 2019-08-24 Philadelphia Union 3–1 D.C. United SC

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D

D.C. United SC Form

2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-07-03 D.C. United SC 7–1 Toronto FC W 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-06-24 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-06-20 D.C. United SC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-05-30 Internacional CF Miami 0–3 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.05 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union58% Draw23% D.C. United SC19%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
80%
Draw or D.C. United SC
42%
Philadelphia Union or D.C. United SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union42% Draw41% D.C. United SC17%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.8%
1 – 0
8%
3 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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