On the 8th of July, DC United will travel to Chester to battle Philadelphia Union in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. In their last match, Philadelphia Union recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Columbus Crew. Neither Columbus Crew nor Philadelphia Union could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Philadelphia Union is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed DC United, recorded a 1-3 loss against Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz struck first for Nashville SC in the 6th minute, then Hany Mukhtar added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Dax McCarty. DC United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Philadelphia Union won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 losss.
DC United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Michael Estrada and Edison Flores, and they each have 1 goal. Mikael Uhre has been the most prolific scorer on Philadelphia Union in his last 5 matches with two goals.