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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 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

1
2
Philadelphia Union 3 games · Avg 4.0 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 #27
39 Points 32
27 Played 27
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
54 Scored 40
44 Conceded 44
+10 GD -4
1.44 PPG 1.19
41% Win % 33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ 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
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Philadelphia Union is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Nick Rimando has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Marcus Epps has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' The 37-year-old Damir Kreilach has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Alejandro Bedoya has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Nick Besler has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 70' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Keegan Rosenberry has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Kyle Beckerman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Philadelphia Union 4-1 Real Salt Lake.

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
Ilsinho 1
Andrew Wooten 1
Borek Dockal 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Keegan Rosenberry 1
Marcus Epps 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
3.07 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Philadelphia Union to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union68% Draw17% Real Salt Lake15%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 4.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
85%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
32%
Philadelphia Union or Real Salt Lake
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union55% Draw32% Real Salt Lake13%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
3 – 0
6.5%
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.1%
5 – 1
3.7%
4 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 19% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 19% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 7% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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