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Philadelphia Union vs Orlando City SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 14 Apr 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Orlando City SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso

Head-to-Head

6
5
6
Philadelphia Union 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Orlando City SC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Orlando City SC H 0–2 L
07 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
01 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 0–3 L
17 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
04 Mar New England Revolution H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
08 Apr Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
31 Mar New York Red Bulls H 4–3 W
17 Mar New York City FC A 0–2 L
11 Mar Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
04 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Orlando City SC
#6 Position #9
50 Points 46
34 Played 34
14 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
66 Scored 63
52 Conceded 78
+14 GD -15
1.47 PPG 1.35
41% Win % 38%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
6/7
31-45
8/7
46-60
12/2
61-75
17/5
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/10
31-45
5/8
46-60
10/10
61-75
7/5
76+
13/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 19 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 13 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 9 G 6 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 16 G 4 A
Antoine Griezmann 14 G 6 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Philadelphia Union gets underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Orlando City SC have won 466 goals from 302 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Justin Meram made 303 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Will Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' The 37-year-old Joe Bendik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dom Dwyer, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Orlando City SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.81 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Orlando City SC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union40% Draw26% Orlando City SC34%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
66%
Draw or Orlando City SC
60%
Philadelphia Union or Orlando City SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union32% Draw41% Orlando City SC27%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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