On the 23rd of July, Philadelphia Union will travel to Orlando to battle Orlando City in a Major League Soccer match. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Orlando City sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Atlanta United. Mauricio Pereyra struck first for Orlando City in the 10th minute, but Juan Jose Sanchez Purata got the equalizer for Atlanta United in the 71st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Atlanta United. Orlando City is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while philadelphia Union is fresh off their 2-1 win against New England Revolution. Gustavo Bou scored the first goal for New England Revolution in the 61st minute, then Mikael Uhre tied it up for Philadelphia Union in the 75th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 79th minute on a penalty goal by Daniel Gazdag. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Philadelphia Union should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Philadelphia Union is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Julián Carranza and Mikael Uhre each having 3 goals in their last 5. Orlando City’s most prolific scorer has been Facundo Torres Pérez. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.