Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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 #14
50 Points 33
34 Played 34
14 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 12 / 15
66 Scored 39
52 Conceded 61
+14 GD -22
1.47 PPG 0.97
41% Win % 21%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
6/7
31-45
8/7
46-60
12/2
61-75
17/5
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 19 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 13 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 9 G 6 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 16 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Philadelphia Union to score. At the same time, D.C. United SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 11' Sergio Santos does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
  • 16' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 21' The 33-year-old Tony Alfaro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 22' Philadelphia Union player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' The referee has no hesitation. Yamil Asad is booked for D.C. United SC — Yellow card on 27.
  • 30' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Russell Canouse by Moses Nyeman on 30 minute.
  • 32' D.C. United SC make a change. Adrien Perez trudges off to be replaced by Yordy Reyna on 32 minutes.
  • 37' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' 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 Daniel Gazdag suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Tony Alfaro was booked on 45.
  • 50' Yamil Asad makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 55' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Russell Canouse has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Olivier Mbaizo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 65' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Jakob Glesnes, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' 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.
  • 83' What a moment for Kacper Przybylko! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 84' Quinn Sullivan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergio Santos on 84 minute.
  • 85' Griffin Yow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nigel Robertha on 85 minute.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 305 games and scored 521 goals.
  • The points are shared — Philadelphia Union 2-1 D.C. United SC. Honours even.

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
4 / 4
2.13 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union61% Draw22% D.C. United SC17%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
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 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
83%
Draw or D.C. United SC
39%
Philadelphia Union or D.C. United SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union45% Draw41% D.C. United SC14%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 23% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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