Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#13 Position #9
16 Points 23
18 Played 18
4 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
25 Scored 26
33 Conceded 29
-8 GD -3
0.89 PPG 1.28
22% Win % 28%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Philadelphia Union and D.C. United SC has kicked off!
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nigel Robertha suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 11' Philadelphia Union is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sergio Santos on 11.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' It’s high time Hernan Losada made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jose Andres Martinez.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Yamil Asad. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 30' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Moses Nyeman on, Russell Canouse off on 30 minutes.
  • 32' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Adrien Perez departs to be replaced by Yordy Reyna.
  • 37' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yamil Asad makes it 1-1.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 65' Venezuela international Junior Moreno has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adrien Perez made 289 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 83' Kacper Przybylko does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
  • 84' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Quinn Sullivan comes on to replace Sergio Santos.
  • 85' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 85 minute. Nigel Robertha leaves to be changed by Griffin Yow.
  • 90' 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.
  • Full Time. Philadelphia Union beats D.C. United SC

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
Daniel Gazdag 3
Mikael Uhre 3
Indiana Vassilev 2
Fafa Picault 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
3 / 4
1.7 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union50% Draw25% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
75%
Draw or D.C. United SC
50%
Philadelphia Union or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union34% Draw44% D.C. United SC22%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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