Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2023
Philadelphia Union
0 – 0
Full Time
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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Philadelphia Union is hosting D.C. United SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The 35-year-old Andre Blake has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 9' Julian Carranza is having his name booked by the referee on 9.
  • 14' Julian Carranza, a Argentina , has 38 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kai Wagner, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 24' Jack Elliott has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 289 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 48' The referee has no hesitation. Derrick Williams is booked for D.C. United SC — Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 57 minute. Matthew Real leaves to be changed by Jose Andres Martinez.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Joaquin Torres is replaced by Mikael Uhre.
  • 63' With 1 assists to his name this season, Alejandro Bedoya is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
  • 68' Yamil Asad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 72' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Alejandro Bedoya by Andres Perea on 72 minute.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Lewis O'Brien. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 75 minute. Gaoussou Samake leaves to be changed by Jacob Greene.
  • 80' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 83' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Mateusz Klich has done his job and it is now time for Yamil Asad to step up.
  • 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Jose Andres Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1 / 4
1.81 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union50% Draw25% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

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

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union36% Draw43% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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