Seattle Sounders FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
Seattle Sounders FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .
- Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Allen Chapman
- Referee Jeremy Hanson
- Referee Daniel Radford
- Referee Jeff Hosking
8 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 #21 Position #15 24 Points 7 13 Played 15 7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10 17 Scored 18 11 Conceded 30 +6 GD -12 1.85 PPG 0.47 54% Win % 7% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this seasonSeattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Seattle Sounders FC0-152/116-302/331-452/146-602/–61-75–/176+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededPhiladelphia Union0-152/316-301/431-452/246-602/161-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, Philadelphia Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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.
- 10' Jay Simpson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Ray Gaddis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabian Herbers, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 45' 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.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Rodriguez made 263 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' 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.
- 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 70' 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.
- 75' 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 Alejandro Bedoya suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' 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.
- 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Seattle Sounders FC and Philadelphia Union (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
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9
Raul Ruidiaz ↓ Will Bruin 34'
- 11
- 20
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14
Chad Marshall ↓ Roman Torres 46'
- 6
- 24
- 18
- 7
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8
Victor Rodriguez ↓ Harry Shipp 74'
Bench
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29
Roman Torres ↑ 46'
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19
Harry Shipp ↑ 74'
- 5
- 35
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17
Will Bruin ↑ 34'
- 21
- 16
Coach Brian SchmetzerPhiladelphia Union Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
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17
C.J. Sapong ↓ Fabian Herbers 82'
- 26
- 12
- 3
- 8
- 6
- 11
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28
Ray Gaddis ↓ Fabinho 59'
- 9
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19
Cory Burke ↓ Jay Simpson 88'
Bench
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33
Fabinho ↑ 59'
- 2
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14
Fabian Herbers ↑ 82'
- 7
- 1
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27
Jay Simpson ↑ 88'
- 4
Coach Jim Curtin -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raul Ruidiaz 2 Fafa Picault 1 Fafa Picault 1 Daniel Gazdag 1 Jack McGlynn 1 Obed Vargas 1 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 WPhiladelphia 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 accuracy3 / 41.35 Seattle Sounders FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 Philadelphia Union xGI would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Philadelphia Union winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.23Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 74%Draw or Philadelphia Union 56%Seattle Sounders FC or Philadelphia Union 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%1 – 0 13.4%0 – 0 13%2 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 8.4%0 – 1 Actual1 – 2 5.4%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 1 3.8%2 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 1.8%Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC
Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 14% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 24% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 15% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✓Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet 27% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.