Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 28 match between Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Philadelphia Union enjoy home advantage, when visitors Real Salt Lake swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Philadelphia Union approach round 28 as number 6 in the Major League Soccer table with 39 points on their account so far. With 27 rounds behind them, Real Salt Lake have amassed 32 points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.
Form: Philadelphia Union vs Real Salt Lake
Philadelphia Union Form
Philadelphia Union swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-5 against San Diego FC. They went on to defeat Sporting Kansas City 3-4 and made it three on the spin against Orlando City in a 4-2 victory. Philadelphia Union have been in potent form at Subaru Park, winning no less than five of the past six Major League Soccer matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 17 goals while letting in six.
Real Salt Lake Form
In their last three matches, Real Salt Lake lost against Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders FC by 0-3 and 2-0, respectively, and beat New England Revolution by 3-0. Real Salt Lake came through their last six away games in the Major League Soccer without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by ten goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Philadelphia Union have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Philadelphia Union have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- Philadelphia Union have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Philadelphia Union have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- In the last 4 Philadelphia Union matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Real Salt Lake have lost 8 of the last 10 away matches in the Major League Soccer while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Real Salt Lake have lost the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Real Salt Lake have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Real Salt Lake matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Real Salt Lake matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Philadelphia Union vs Real Salt Lake
Scoring 16 goals during a Major League Soccer campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Milan Iloski is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Milan Iloski to score seems like a no-brainer currently.
Betting markets: Philadelphia Union vs Real Salt Lake
Full-time result
Philadelphia Union claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Real Salt Lake won zero of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing seven in this series of matches. Philadelphia Union won their last 6 matches. Philadelphia Union have gone through an impressive 10 games without losing even once as the home side.
Both teams to score
Philadelphia Union scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Real Salt Lake scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Philadelphia Union managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Real Salt Lake have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Philadelphia Union when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Philadelphia Union, who scored an average of 2.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Real Salt Lake, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves. Philadelphia Unions previous 4 matches in the Major League Soccer had over 4.5 goals.
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