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Seattle Sounders FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 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

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1
2
Seattle Sounders FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
16 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W
01 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
27 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
18 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 5–0 W
13 Aug FC Dallas H 2–1 W
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
15 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 1–4 L
01 Sep Orlando City SC A 2–2 D
30 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–0 W
25 Aug New England Revolution H 1–0 W
18 Aug New York City FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Philadelphia Union
#24 Position #6
35 Points 39
26 Played 27
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
33 Scored 54
34 Conceded 44
-1 GD +10
1.35 PPG 1.44
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' The 37-year-old Jay Simpson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Philadelphia Union winning 100% of all matches.
  • 35' Philadelphia Union looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Milan Iloski scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' Sweden international Gustav Svensson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kelvin Leerdam, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' Cory Burke, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Auston Trusty is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brad Smith is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 85' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Philadelphia Union take all three points.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 2
Fafa Picault 1
Fafa Picault 1
Milan Iloski 1
Daniel Gazdag 1
Jack McGlynn 1
Obed Vargas 1

Head to Head

2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-08-13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas W

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2018-09-15 Philadelphia Union 1–4 Montreal Impact FC L 2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2018-08-30 D.C. United SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2018-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution W 2018-08-18 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Philadelphia Union 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC33% Draw29% Philadelphia Union38%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
67%
Seattle Sounders FC or Philadelphia Union
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC23% Draw48% Philadelphia Union29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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