On the 20th of August, DC United plays host to Philadelphia Union in a clash of the Major League Soccer. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 14th placed DC United, recorded a 0-1 loss against New England Revolution. Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent struck first for New England Revolution in the 18th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed DC United couldn’t manage to score, and New England Revolution took the shutout win. DC United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Philadelphia Union is fresh off their 4-1 win against Chicago Fire. Gazdag scored the first goal for Philadelphia Union in the 16th minute, then Jack Elliott added another in the 37th minute. Philadelphia Union is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Talen Energy Stadium, Philadelphia Union was victorious by a score of 7 to 0. Bedoya struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 9th minute, then Julián Carranza added another in the 22nd minute In the end, DC United couldn’t muster any offence and Philadelphia Union ran away with the shutout win.
Gazdag has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Philadelphia Union. Birnbaum and Taxiarchis Fountas are the top scorers for DC United in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.