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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
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# 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

1
1
1
Seattle Sounders FC 3 games · Avg 2.0 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
#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 history
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Seattle Sounders FC and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. C.J. Sapong made 286 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' 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 Osvaldo Alonso suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Keegan Rosenberry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Cory Burke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

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
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
1.35 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC44% Draw30% Philadelphia Union26%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw51% Philadelphia Union17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
13.4%
0 – 0
13%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.