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Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution, 2018

MLS · 2018
Philadelphia Union
2 – 0
Full Time
New England Revolution
Sun 4 Mar 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Craig Lowry
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Chris Penso
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

14
5
4
Philadelphia Union 23 games · Avg 2.5 goals New England Revolution
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-04 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar New England Revolution H 2–0 W
New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union New England Revolution
#6 Position #3
39 Points 46
27 Played 27
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 14 / 4 / 9
54 Scored 45
44 Conceded 36
+10 GD +9
1.44 PPG 1.70
41% Win % 52%

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
26% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (46 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
New England Revolution
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
7/5
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/4
76+
10/4
■ 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
New England Revolution
Carles Gil 12 G 4 A
Dor Turgeman 7 G 7 A
Peyton Miller 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Philadelphia Union are looking to make home advantage count against New England Revolution.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fabinho made 294 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' New England Revolution has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Philadelphia Union have won 493 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Jalil Anibaba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 290 appearances.
  • 30' New England Revolution come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Antonio Delamea Mlinar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' C.J. Sapong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' It’s high time Brad Friedel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Matt Turner has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New England Revolution backline.
  • 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.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Philadelphia Union players.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brad Friedel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.99 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union61% Draw23% New England Revolution16%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
84%
Draw or New England Revolution
39%
Philadelphia Union or New England Revolution
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union45% Draw43% New England Revolution12%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.5%
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.3%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 20% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 24% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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