Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Philadelphia Union and Seattle Sounders FC who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Seattle Sounders FC go up against Philadelphia Union on Sunday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Subaru Park.
The Philadelphia Union go into the game in rank 15 in the Eastern Conference, while the Seattle Sounders FC rank 6 in the Western Conference.
Team form: Philadelphia Union vs Seattle Sounders FC
Philadelphia Union Form
Philadelphia Union hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Columbus Crew resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 6-4 defeat against Inter Miami CF, before beating Red Bull New York by 3-1. Philadelphia Union just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Major League Soccer matches at the Subaru Park. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded five goals.
Seattle Sounders FC Form
Seattle Sounders FC lost their previous three matches by 1-0 against Los Angeles FC, 1-5 against Portland Timbers and 3-1 against Austin FC. In their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders FC won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and four scored.
Betting facts for Philadelphia Union and Seattle Sounders FC
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Philadelphia Union and Seattle Sounders FC. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 Philadelphia Union home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Philadelphia Union home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Philadelphia Union matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Philadelphia Union matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Philadelphia Union home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Seattle Sounders FC have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Seattle Sounders FC have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Seattle Sounders FC away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Seattle Sounders FC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Seattle Sounders FC away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Philadelphia Union vs Seattle Sounders FC
Milan Iloski found the target six times in his previous six matches, whereas Albert Rusnak just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Philadelphia Union vs Seattle Sounders FC
Full-time result
Philadelphia Union won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Subaru Park. They drew three and lost five as well, while Seattle Sounders FC won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Seattle Sounders FC lost their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Philadelphia Union scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Seattle Sounders FC scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Philadelphia Union games Seattle Sounders FC managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Philadelphia Union were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Philadelphia Union, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Seattle Sounders FC, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches. Seattle Sounders FC conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
