Seattle Sounders FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

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Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Jeremy Hanson
Referee Daniel Radford
Referee Jeff Hosking

12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

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

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

Philadelphia Union

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
#24	Position	#13
24	Points	16
17	Played	18
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
20	Scored	25
22	Conceded	33
-2	GD	-8
1.41	PPG	0.89
41%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Seattle Sounders FC is hosting Philadelphia Union for another epic battle.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' The 31-year-old Cristian Roldan has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Jack Elliott has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stefan Frei is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
60' Alejandro Bedoya, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
70' Fabinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
75' Seattle Sounders FC 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.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brad Smith, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 286 games and scored 477 goals.
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.
Another three points for Philadelphia Union.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Roman Torres ↑ 46'
19
Harry Shipp ↑ 74'
5
Nouhou Tolo
35
Bryan Meredith
17
Will Bruin ↑ 34'
21
Jordy Delem
16
Alex Roldan

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.12 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Philadelphia Union 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw31% Philadelphia Union32%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

63%

Seattle Sounders FC or Philadelphia Union

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC26% Draw51% Philadelphia Union23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.9%

1 – 0

10.6%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

2.8%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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

Seattle Sounders FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Philadelphia Union Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Clean Sheet