Los Angeles FC vs Philadelphia Union Prediction: Philadelphia Union have no chance here

Los Angeles and Philadelphia Union play against each other in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal. There was nothing to separate both sides in the first leg, as they both played out a 1-1 draw. Now they have all to play for in this match and the winner here gets to advance to the final of the competition. Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia Union were in a similar position last year when they both faced each other in the final playoff match. The game ended 2-2 in FT and 3-3 in extra time and then Los Angeles FC won it on penalties and picked the supporters shield award.

Los Angeles FC had their last game against Houston Dynamo postponed ahead of this fixture. They had been in fine form this season in both domestic league and CONCACAF Champions League. In the CONCACAF Champions League, they played 5 games so far and lost just once and that was a 2-1 defeat to LD Alajuelense last month. Los Angeles saw off teams like LD Alajuelense and Vancouver Whitecaps to get to the semifinals. And in their domestic leagues, they are 3rd in the western conference with 18 points. They had 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.

Los Angeles FC played a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union in the first leg. The first half ended in a draw and both teams had it tight at the back as the game dragged on until Daniel Gazdag scored from the spot in the 86th minute to give Philadelphia Union the lead. Los Angeles found the equalizer in the 91st minute to bring the game all square.

Philadelphia Union proved themselves a worthy opponent by their impressive display in the first leg against Los Angeles FC. It was disappointing they couldn’t hang on to the lead, but it was a solid performance from the Union. Hopefully, they can put in a similar display here. Philadelphia Union have a better record in the CONCACAF Champions League tournament than Los Angeles FC. In all 5 matches they played in the tournament, they had 2 wins and 3 draws. They saw off teams like Alianza FC and Atlas to book their place in this semifinal. And in their domestic league, they have had a very difficult start to the campaign. In the 9 matches they have played, they had 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats and they are ranked 10th in the eastern conference. In the first leg, Philadelphia Union were first to grab the opener in the 86th minute after a goalless first half. Daniel Gazdag made no mistake in slotting home from the penalty spot, but they failed to keep the lead and Los Angeles FC grabbed the equalizer in the 91st minute to earn them a draw.

Philadelphia Union were the better side according to statistics of the match, as they had 50% possession, 5 shots on target and 5 corner kicks.

Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia Union have met 6 times throughout their histories. Los Angeles have 2 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• Los Angeles have not lost in 6 meetings.
• Both teams have not kept a clean sheet in 6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 6/6 meetings.
• Philadelphia Union opened scoring in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 meetings.

• Los Angeles FC (4-3-3): John McCarthy, Diego Palacios, Aaron Long, Jesus Murillo, Ryan Hollingshead, Jose CIfuentes, Kellyn Acosta, llie Sanchez, Denis Bouanga, Carlos Vela, Kwadwo Opoku.
• Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2): Andre Blake, Olivier Mbaizo, Jakob Glesnes, Jack Elliot, Kai Wagner, Alejandro Bedoya, Jose Martinez, Jack McGlynn, Daniel Gazdag, Julian Carranza, Mikael Uhre.

Analysis of Los Angeles FC in the CONCACAF Champions League shows they scored 16 goals and conceded 6. They average about 2.0 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 12%. They create an average of 2.0 chances per game and miss an average of 1.3 chances per game. They average 17.3 shots per game and take an average of 6.1 shots on target per game. They have also kept 4 clean sheets in the competition.

Analysis of Philadelphia Union in the CONCACAF Champions League shows they scored 8 goals and conceded 3. They average about 1.6 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 12%. They create an average of 2.2 chances per game and miss an average of 0.8 chances per game. They average 13.4 shots per game and take an average of 5.2 shots on target per game. They have also kept 3 clean sheets in the competition.

Based on Analysis, we say:

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.67 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.93 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 3-1 at 14 Odds