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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 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

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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
#23 Position #6
46 Points 50
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 14 / 8 / 12
44 Scored 66
46 Conceded 52
-2 GD +14
1.35 PPG 1.47
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 19 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 13 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 9 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Philadelphia Union get us underway at .
  • 5' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Derrick Jones has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Osvaldo Alonso has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 302 appearances.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Andre Blake has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' With 1 assists to his name this season, Keegan Rosenberry is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 70' Gustav Svensson, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Raul Ruidiaz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' United States international Chad Marshall has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
1.14 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 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw30% Philadelphia Union38%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
68%
Seattle Sounders FC or Philadelphia Union
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC22% Draw49% Philadelphia Union29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.7%

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% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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