It’s almost time for MLS action on Wednesday as Philadelphia Union meet Los Angeles Galaxy.
Our tips, poll and stats for Philadelphia Union v Los Angeles Galaxy can all be found here - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Philadelphia Union
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Philadelphia Union enter this fixture after a 1-1 US Open Cup draw against Indy Eleven.
The only player to score from Philadelphia Union was Alejandro Bedoya (6'). The game was won 5-4 by Philadelphia Union on penalties.
Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that not much more can be done by the Philadelphia Union defence. Philadelphia Union have given the opposition little, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their previous six clashes standing at 3. We will have to find out if that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Los Angeles Galaxy
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After a loss in their previous game against Sporting Kansas City in MLS action, Los Angeles Galaxy will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Los Angeles Galaxy had 71% possession and 11 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Los Angeles Galaxy was Maya Yoshida (13' Own goal). On the other side, Sporting Kansas City got 0 attempts on goal with 0 on target.
Looking at their form, and Los Angeles Galaxy have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 12 goals in all. At the back, Los Angeles Galaxy can certainly do much better.
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Head to head
Looking at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 21/06/2015 reveals that these encounters have not been good ones for Philadelphia Union. They have not managed to come away with any victories at all whereas Los Angeles Galaxy have dominated them, beating them in 67 per cent of those ties.
A combined sum of 20 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 5 from The U and 15 coming from The Galactics. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.
The last league encounter featuring these clubs was MLS match day 32 on 09/07/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 Philadelphia Union.
On that day, Los Angeles Galaxy managed 53% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The goalscorers were Tyler Boyd (15') and Riqui Puig (76').
For their opponents, Philadelphia Union got 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Mikael Uhre (36') and Olivier Mbaïzo (45' Own goal) scored.
The match was refereed by Fotis Bazakos.
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Team News: Philadelphia Union
Ian Glavinovich (Knee injury) and Markus Anderson (Ankle injury) won’t be available for Philadelphia Union boss Bradley Carnell.
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Team News: Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy boss Greg Vanney has not got a full squad to pick from. Mauricio Cuevas (Muscle injury), Riqui Puig (Cruciate ligament tear), Maya Yoshida (Muscle injury) and Marco Reus (Knee injury) are not able to play.
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Prediction
Philadelphia Union will, in all likelihood, be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.
In contrast, Los Angeles Galaxy are also probably going to find it difficult to make a breakthrough but do we see them scoring here.
We’re predicting a fairly comfortable 3-1 winning score for Philadelphia Union at the end of the match.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the full-time result market, putting your money on Philadelphia Union can be had for 1.53, going for a drawn result is 4.2 and taking a punt on the win for Los Angeles Galaxy gets 5. Those are the top prices available at this very moment.
Lucas Pereira,
21:04 10/05/2025
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 16)