Philadelphia Union vs Mazatlan Prediction: The home advantage is crucial

American club Philadelphia Union will face Mexican side Mazatlan in the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup. This will be the first ever meeting between these two clubs in the Leagues Cup.

Philadelphia Union edged out FC Cincinnati in the last match to progress into the Quarterfinals, while Mazatlan defeated Cruz Azul on penalties to also book her place in this round.

Philadelphia Union have been a different team in the Leagues Cup than they had been in the MLS this season. Despite winning back-to-back matches in the MLS prior to the Leagues Cup opener, their stats are still regarded as very poor. In their opening group match they defeated CF Montreal 2-0 and in the next round, they lost 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Cruz Azul in regular time. Then they played 2 more matches in the Leagues Cup against CF Montreal and FC Cincinnati and they won both by 2-0 and 4-2 scoreline respectively.

Just like Philadelphia Union, Mazatlan had a turn around in form in the Leagues Cup tournament. They had a poor run in the Liga MX prior to the Leagues Cup, as results show they went without a win in 7 straight matches prior to the competition. In their opening match of the Leagues Cup, they lost 1-0 to New England Revolution and then in the second match, they defeated Nashville 2-0. In the other 2 matches in the tournament, they defeated DC United 2-1 and then defeated Cruz Azul 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in regulation time.

No h2h between both clubs.

Philadelphia Union and Mazatlan have been quite a revelation in the Leagues Cup tournament so far. However, the extent to which this new form can be sustained is still questionable. Philadelphia Union are playing at home, and that should give them an advantage over Mazatlan who are on the road. This advantage should be enough to see Philadelphia Union advance into the next round in this match.

• Philadelphia Union Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Philadelphia Union to Score First at 1.72 Odds
• Philadelphia Union to WIn at 2.10 Odds