Philadelphia Union vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Philadelphia Union

0 – 0

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D.C. United SC

Wed 17 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Julian Carranza 9' Y

Y 48' Derrick Williams

Y 74' Lewis O'Brien

Jose Andres Martinez 90' Y

Overview

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

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

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

2023-05-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC 2022-08-20 D.C. United SC 0–6 Philadelphia Union 2022-07-08 Philadelphia Union 7–0 D.C. United SC 2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
14 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
06 May	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W
22 Apr	Toronto FC	H	4–2	W
16 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
08 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
13 May	Nashville SC	H	1–1	D
06 May	FC Cincinnati	A	1–2	L
29 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	3–0	W
22 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	3–1	W
15 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–0	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' 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' With 0 assists to his name this season, Russell Canouse is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
9' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Julian Carranza.
14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
24' 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.
29' Matthew Real is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
34' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Lewis O'Brien has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
39' Philadelphia Union have won 491 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
44' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Derrick Williams on 48 minutes.
53' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact 3-4-3.
57' Philadelphia Union make a change. Matthew Real trudges off to be replaced by Jose Andres Martinez on 57 minutes.
58' The crowd applauds Joaquin Torres as he leaves the pitch. Mikael Uhre steps in for Philadelphia Union.
63' 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.
68' Theodore Ku-DiPietro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
72' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Alejandro Bedoya has done his job and it is now time for Andres Perea to step up.
74' Lewis O'Brien is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
75' Gaoussou Samake makes way for Jacob Greene at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
80' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
83' The whistle greets Mateusz Klich as he departs to be replaced by Yamil Asad.
88' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jose Andres Martinez.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Andres Perea 72'
19
Joaquin Torres ↓ Mikael Uhre 58'
9
Julian Carranza
10
Daniel Gazdag
5
Jakob Glesnes
31
Leon Flach
2
Matthew Real ↓ Jose Andres Martinez 57'
26
Nathan Harriel ↓ Olivier Mbaizo 72'

Bench

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
43
Mateusz Klich ↓ Yamil Asad 83'
17
Lewis O'Brien
3
Derrick Williams
1
Tyler Miller
44
Victor Palsson
6
Russell Canouse
8
Chris Durkin
23
Donovan Pines
72
Gaoussou Samake ↓ Jacob Greene 75'
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↓ Cristian Dajome 75'

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-05-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2023-05-06 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-04-22 Philadelphia Union 4–2 Toronto FC W 2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union L

D.C. United SC Form

2023-05-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-04-29 D.C. United SC 3–0 Charlotte FC W 2023-04-22 Orlando City SC 1–3 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-15 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.16 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union58% Draw23% D.C. United SC19%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

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

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union44% Draw40% D.C. United SC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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