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Philadelphia Union vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Philadelphia Union
4 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 19 May 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
  • Referee Cory Richardson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

2
2
Philadelphia Union 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Real Salt Lake H 4–1 W
12 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
09 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
05 May Toronto FC A 0–3 L
28 Apr D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
22 Apr FC Dallas A 0–2 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
13 May D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
06 May Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
28 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
22 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
11 Apr New York City FC A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Real Salt Lake
#6 Position #24
50 Points 45
34 Played 34
14 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 15
66 Scored 53
52 Conceded 52
+14 GD +1
1.47 PPG 1.32
41% Win % 38%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ 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
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Anthony Fontana has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Alejandro Bedoya is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' United States international Nick Rimando has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 55' Nick Besler has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 70' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Corey Baird has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' With 1 assists to his name this season, Fafa Picault is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
  • 85' Andre Blake needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jefferson Savarino 2
Damir Kreilach 2
Albert Rusnak 1
Keegan Rosenberry 1
Marcus Epps 1
Milan Iloski 1
Ilsinho 1
Bruno Damiani 1

Head to Head

2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-05-12 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2018-05-05 Toronto FC 3–0 Philadelphia Union L 2018-04-28 Philadelphia Union 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2018-04-22 FC Dallas 2–0 Philadelphia Union L

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-05-13 Real Salt Lake 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2018-05-06 Orlando City SC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.96 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Philadelphia Union to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union67% Draw18% Real Salt Lake15%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 4.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
85%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
33%
Philadelphia Union or Real Salt Lake
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union54% Draw33% Real Salt Lake13%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
6.6%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.4%
4 – 2
3.5%
5 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 19% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 19% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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