📏 Form Guide

Philadelphia Union

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Philadelphia Union will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-3 MLS victory against Portland Timbers.

In that match, Philadelphia Union managed 28% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target. For Philadelphia Union, the scorers were Julián Carranza (28', 67') and Quinn Sullivan (58'). Portland Timbers had 18 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Jonathan Rodríguez (80') scored for Portland Timbers.

Fixtures involving Philadelphia Union have usually been lively ones recently with plenty of scoring anticipated. Over their past 6 games, a grand total of 22 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 9 of these coming from Philadelphia Union.

Minnesota United

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Minnesota United will come into the match following on from a 2-0 MLS win with the eclipse of Los Angeles FC in their most recent match.

In that match, Minnesota United managed 50% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. For Minnesota United, the scorers were Robin Lod (16') and Bongokuhle Hlongwane (88'). Los Angeles FC had 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

The stats tell the story, and Minnesota United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals overall. In defence, Minnesota United certainly have room for improvement. In any event, we’ll just have to find out if such a trend will be replicated in this match.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 10/09/2017 shows us that Philadelphia Union have won 2 of them & Minnesota United 1, with the tally of draws being 3.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 26 overall at an average of 4.33 goals per match.

🗞️ Team News: Philadelphia Union

There is just one fitness concern for the Philadelphia Union gaffer Jim Curtin to be concerned about due to a largely intact group. Leon Flach (Muscle tear) won’t play.

It seems likely that The U may well make use of the 4-1-2-1-2 system for this game with Andre Blake, Nathan Harriel, Jack Elliott, Damion Lowe, Kai Wagner, Jose Martinez, Quinn Sullivan, Jack McGlynn, Dániel Gazdag, Julián Carranza and Mikael Uhre.

📋 Team News: Minnesota United

Thanks to a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Minnesota United boss Eric Ramsay has zero fitness concerns to report before this clash.

We reckon that Loons will likely make use of a 4-3-3 system, starting the game with Dayne St. Clair, DJ Taylor, Michael Boxall, Victor Eriksson, Joseph Rosales, Robin Lod, Wil Trapp, Hassani Dotson, Sang-bin Jeong, Teemu Pukki and Caden Clark.

🧠 Prediction

It seems to us that Minnesota United may well find it hard to break down a Philadelphia Union lineup who seem set to own this match if all goes as we expect it to.

We predict a commanding 3-0 winning margin for Philadelphia Union at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 17:01 30/03/2024