Philadelphia Union vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Philadelphia Union

0 – 0

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 2' Aaron Long

Y 79' Sergi Palencia

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Subaru Park.

Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

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

Philadelphia Union 6 games · Avg 4.3 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-23 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2022-11-05 Los Angeles FC 6–3 Philadelphia Union 2022-05-08 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-03-09 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union 2019-09-14 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
20 Sep	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	2–2	D
03 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	4–1	W
30 Aug	Toronto FC	A	1–3	L
26 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	3–1	W

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
21 Sep	St. Louis City	A	0–0	D
17 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W
10 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–2	L
04 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–3	L
26 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		Los Angeles FC
#13	Position	#17
16	Points	34
18	Played	19
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 5
25	Scored	35
33	Conceded	19
-8	GD	+16
0.89	PPG	1.79
22%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Philadelphia Union get us underway at Subaru Park.
2' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Long argues furiously but the card stands.
7' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
22' Kai Wagner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' Jesus Bueno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
37' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Aaron Long has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
42' Filip Krastev is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
46' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 46 minute. Stipe Biuk leaves to be changed by Denis Bouanga.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' named a 4-3-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' 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.
66' Los Angeles FC 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.
71' Carlos Vela is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristian Olivera at the 71 minute mark.
76' The whistle greets Ryan Hollingshead as he departs to be replaced by Sergi Palencia.
79' Sergi Palencia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 79.
79' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Jack McGlynn is replaced by Quinn Sullivan on 79 minute.
81' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Mikkel Uhre exits the field as Chris Donovan enters on 81.
85' Filip Krastev is replacing Timothy Tillman for the Los Angeles FC side.
90' Los Angeles FC make a change. Mateusz Bogusz trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Ordaz on 90 minutes.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Los Angeles FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
11
Timothy Tillman ↓ Filip Krastev 85'
24
Ryan Hollingshead ↓ Sergi Palencia 76'
33
Aaron Long
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Ilie Sanchez 71'
16
Maxime Crepeau
19
Mateusz Bogusz ↓ Nathan Ordaz 90'
3
Jesus Murillo
2
Denil Maldonado
7
Stipe Biuk ↓ Denis Bouanga 46'
25
Cristian Olivera ↓ Carlos Vela 71'

Bench

30
Sergi Palencia ↑ 76'
99
Denis Bouanga ↑ 46'
6
Ilie Sanchez ↑ 71'
77
John McCarthy
10
Carlos Vela ↑ 71'
50
Filip Krastev ↑ 85'
18
Erik Duenas
27
Nathan Ordaz ↑ 90'

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adama Diomande	3
Adama Diomande	3
Carlos Vela	2
Eddie Segura	2
Latif Blessing	1
Julian Carranza	1
Fafa Picault	1
Daniel Gazdag	1

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-09-23 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-20 Charlotte FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-09-16 Philadelphia Union 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2023-09-03 Philadelphia Union 4–1 New York Red Bulls W 2023-08-30 Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-08-26 D.C. United SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union W

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-09-23 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-21 St. Louis City 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2023-09-04 Los Angeles FC 1–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-08-26 Charlotte FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.25 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union34% Draw26% Los Angeles FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

60%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

66%

Philadelphia Union or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union22% Draw45% Los Angeles FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

8.2%

0 – 2

7.4%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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