Philadelphia Union face off with D.C. United in Saturday’s forthcoming MLS clash.
Our Philadelphia Union v D.C. United tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Philadelphia Union
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Philadelphia Union, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 3-0 MLS triumph vs Atlanta United.
In that match, Philadelphia Union managed 29% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Philadelphia Union, goals were scored by Quinn Sullivan (27'), Danley Jean Jacques (50') and Tai Baribo (84'). On the other side, Atlanta United got 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
Bradley Carnell's Philadelphia Union have hit the target 6 times over their prior half-dozen outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 6.
D.C. United
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D.C. United will go into this clash following a 1-2 MLS win in the defeat of New York Red Bulls in their previous fixture.
In that match, D.C. United had 32% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for D.C. United was João Peglow (35', 44'). New York Red Bulls got 10 shots at goal with 2 on target. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (57') was the scorer for New York Red Bulls.
The stats don’t lie, and D.C. United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 14 goals in total. At the back, D.C. United have not been doing too well. We will find out if that trend will be continued on here.
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Head to head
A quick look at past results between these clubs stretching back to 08/07/2022 tells us that these fixtures have ended in disappointment for D.C. United. They’ve not been able to come away with any wins whatsoever whereas Philadelphia Union have dominated them, getting wins in 67% of those match-ups.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 25 overall at an average of 4.17 goals per match.
The last league match featuring the two was MLS match day 44 on 22/09/2024 when it ended Philadelphia Union 4-0 D.C. United.
That time, Philadelphia Union had 50% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. The goalscorers were Mikael Uhre (13'), Dániel Gazdag (16', 69') and Tai Baribo (51').
At the other end, D.C. United had 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Filip Dujic.
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Team News: Philadelphia Union
Andre Blake (Adductor injury), Kai Wagner (Injury to abdominal muscles), Olivier Mbaizo (unknown injury), Ian Glavinovich (Knee injury) and Markus Anderson (Ankle injury) won’t be playing for Philadelphia Union manager Bradley Carnell.
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Team News: D.C. United
D.C. United manager Troy Lesesne has multiple availability issues to deal with. Conner Antley (Knee injury), Jackson Hopkins (Ankle injury) and Hakim Karamoko (Abdominal problems) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
In this match, D.C. United will likely create enough chances to put one past this Philadelphia Union outfit, although that probably won’t quite be enough to avoid a loss.
We’re going for both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Philadelphia Union when the full-time whistle blows. It really should be an interesting one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the WDW market, victory for Philadelphia Union is available for 1.73, a bet on the draw is 3.9 and putting your money on the winner to be D.C. United can get you 4.33. They are the most competitive returns available at present.
Andre Moura,
12:02 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Philadelphia Union
Formed: 2008
Stadium: Subaru Park (18,500)
Captain: Alejandro Bedoya
Chairman: Jay Sugarman
Manager: Bradley Carnell
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference), US Open Cup (Round of 32)