DC United vs Philadelphia Union Prediction

Difficult to see, the future sometimes is. But clear, this picture becomes, when history we consult. Eight battles, these two have fought, and victorious, DC United never has emerged. Five triumphs for Philadelphia, three stalemates, and zero for the hosts. A psychological mountain, this creates, and climb it alone, DC must.

September last, at this very fortress, six goals unanswered, the Union struck. Six to nil, the score read. Devastating, that was. Since that dark day, four friendlies contested, and four times nil-nil, the hosts have finished. Organization at the back, this shows, or perhaps, the attacking spark extinguished remains. Merely 0.25 goals per game at home, they average - shadows of potency, these are, against 2.00 conceded.

Philadelphia, a different energy they bring. 1.80 goals on their travels, they score, and while four conceded recently against Montreal, score two they did. The attacking force flows strongly. Seventeen shots per game they generate, to DC's ten. Space and corners, they command - 7.50 to 3.17.

The statistics align: forty percent win rate away for the Union, zero percent at home for United. Possession ceded, DC does, at less than forty percent, while Philadelphia controls nearly half. The force is not with the hosts in this encounter.

At 2.20, value the market offers. Sixty percent likely, the away victory truly is, against the implied forty-five. Against the weight of history and the current imbalance of force, bet on Philadelphia, the wise choice is.

Key Points:

• DC United have never beaten Philadelphia Union in eight attempts (0-3-5 record)

• The last meeting ended 6-0 to Philadelphia at DC's home

• DC have scored just 0.25 goals per game in their last four home matches

• Four consecutive 0-0 draws in friendlies suggest DC's attack remains dormant

• Philadelphia average 1.80 goals per game away from home

• Philadelphia register 17 shots per game compared to DC's 10

• DC United possess the ball only 39.2% of the time on average

The wise bet is Philadelphia Union to win at 2.20 odds.