Saturday’s MLS schedule sees Philadelphia Union vs Seattle Sounders FC.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders FC are shown below (including the best match odds).
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Philadelphia Union
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Philadelphia Union will be hoping to return to winning ways here following a 6-4 MLS loss in their previous game against Inter Miami.
In that match, Philadelphia Union had 36% possession and 21 shots at goal with 10 on target. For Philadelphia Union, the goalscorers were Milan Iloski (3', 10', 45') and Bruno Damiani (20'). For their opponents, Inter Miami had 17 shots on goal with 10 on target. Germán Berterame (13', 41'), Luis Suárez (29', 44', 81') and Rodrigo De Paul (93') scored for Inter Miami.
Matches involving Philadelphia Union have tended to be entertaining encounters of late with a lot of goalmouth action being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum total of 24 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 9 of them coming from Philadelphia Union. Let’s find out if that trend can be sustained in this game.
Seattle Sounders FC
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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Portland Timbers in MLS competition, Seattle Sounders FC and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Seattle Sounders FC managed 48% possession and 11 shots on goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Seattle Sounders FC was Hassani Dotson (87'). At the other end, Portland Timbers got 20 shots on goal with 10 on target. Kevin Kelsy (19', 63'), Kamal Miller (56'), Cole Bassett (60') and Alexander Aravena (98') scored for Portland Timbers.
The stats don’t lie, and Seattle Sounders FC have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 12 goals in all. Defensively, Seattle Sounders FC just haven’t been too solid at all.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head to head meetings going back to 24/06/2015 tells us that Philadelphia Union have won 3 of these games & Seattle Sounders FC 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.
12 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 7 from The U and 5 coming from The Sounders. That is an average goals per game value of 2.
The last league clash featuring these clubs was MLS match day 4 on 30/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Philadelphia Union 2-3 Seattle Sounders FC.
The referee was Joe Dickerson.
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Prediction
For this match, we think that Seattle Sounders FC have it within them to get a goal against this Philadelphia Union team, however that probably won’t be as many as they will have scored against them.
We reckon that it will be both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Philadelphia Union at the end of the 90 minutes. Expecting it to be very competitive.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the full-time result market, backing Philadelphia Union is available for 2.15, going for the draw is 3.5 & selecting victory for Seattle Sounders FC gets you 3. They’re the best prices on offer right now.
Peter Guest,
17:03 21/07/2026
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: Ryan Richter
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference)