Aug 31st features a match where Philadelphia Union will host Atlanta United at Talen Energy Stadium in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. In their last match, 1st placed Philadelphia Union, recorded a 6-0 blowout win against DC United. Mikael Uhre struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 37th minute, then Gazdag added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot In the end, DC United was frustrated by Philadelphia Union’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Philadelphia Union ended the match with the shutout victory. Philadelphia Union looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Atlanta United is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Columbus Crew. Santiago Sosa scored the first goal for Atlanta United in the 21st minute, then Cucho Hernández tied it up for Columbus Crew in the 66th minute . Atlanta United is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Philadelphia Union won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Atlanta United’s most prolific scorer has been Andrew Gutman. The American defender has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Julián Carranza has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for Philadelphia Union.