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Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution, 2018

MLS · 2018
Philadelphia Union
1 – 0
Full Time
New England Revolution
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Peter Manikowski
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

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
2018-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution 2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union 2018-03-04 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug New England Revolution H 1–0 W
18 Aug New York City FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug New England Revolution A 3–2 W
05 Aug Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
26 Jul Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W
21 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–3 L
New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
19 Aug D.C. United SC A 0–2 L
11 Aug Philadelphia Union H 2–3 L
04 Aug Orlando City SC A 3–3 D
21 Jul New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
19 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–2 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Philadelphia Union and New England Revolution.
  • 5' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New England Revolution backline.
  • 10' Haris Medunjanin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 15' Jalil Anibaba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New England Revolution that had 289 games and scored 415 goals.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brad Friedel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Diego Fagundez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union 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.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' New England Revolution are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' Fafa Picault, a Haiti , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' The 30-year-old Zachary Herivaux has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and New England Revolution are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' New England Revolution come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . New England Revolution seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Luis Caicedo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • New England Revolution will have plenty to reflect on. Philadelphia Union were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brad Friedel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Gazdag 5
Gustavo Bou 5
Tai Baribo 4
Anthony Fontana 4
Sergio Santos 4
Julian Carranza 3
Tajon Buchanan 3
Jack Elliott 3

Head to Head

2018-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution 2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union 2018-03-04 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution W 2018-08-18 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York City FC W 2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union W 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union L 2018-07-26 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L

New England Revolution Form

2018-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution L 2018-08-19 D.C. United SC 2–0 New England Revolution L 2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union L 2018-08-04 Orlando City SC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2018-07-21 New York Red Bulls 2–0 New England Revolution L 2018-07-19 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Philadelphia Union to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union58% Draw23% New England Revolution19%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
81%
Draw or New England Revolution
42%
Philadelphia Union or New England Revolution
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union38% Draw43% New England Revolution19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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