Philadelphia Union faces a new opposition this week as they take on Charlotte FC at the Subaru Park in the MLS.
Philadelphia Union are in panic mode and they have been for some time as their results have been really poor. They had a good game against Cincinnati during midweek, but they lost 4-3 eventually while Charlotte FC played a 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC at home in their last game.
Current ranking puts Philadelphia Union in 10th on the western conference table with 20 points while Charlotte FC is in 5th with 29 points on the same table.
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Philadelphia Union have been battling against poor results for sometime now and it's a battle they've lost consecutively. They head into a new challenge on the back of 2 defeats in their last 2 games, which makes them desperate for a win here.
Philadelphia Union have lost back-to-back games in a row and in their last 5 games, they had 3 draws and then 2 defeats. More records show Philadelphia Union won only 1 game in 12, against the New England Revolution back in May. In those 12 games, they had 6 defeats and 5 draws.
In their last game against FC Cincinnati, they were unlucky to lose 4-3 in the end. The first half ended on level terms as Tai Baribo equalized for Philadelphia Union in the 43rd minute following FC Cincinnati’s opening goal in the 29th minute. And in the second half, Philadelphia scored 2 extra goals through Jesus Bueno (55) and Tai Baribo (90+1) but they conceded 3 goals themselves and eventually lost 4-3 in the end.
A summary of Philadelphia Union's game was:- 46% possession, 4 big chances, 4 corner kicks and 5 shots on target.
Charlotte FC
Charlotte FC are looking confident ahead of this fixture against Philadelphia Union, despite being still miles away from a formidable team. They boast of a better record ahead of the meeting, but they'll need to be at their best to defeat an anxious Philadelphia team.
Charlotte FC are currently unbeaten in their last 3 games, and they recorded 2 wins and a draw in those 3 games. In their last 5 games, they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Also, they lost twice in their last 10 league games in a row.
Charlotte FC played a 2-2 draw against Orlando City last week and they also ended the game with 10 men, after Scott Arfield was sent off in the 38th minute. Charlotte took the lead through Kerwin Calderon Vargas in just 11 minutes, but then they lost the lead in the 63rd minute. In the 77th minute, Brandt Bronico restored Charlotte's lead but yet again they conceded once more in the 81st minute. The game stayed on level terms until the end and both sides shared a point.
A summary of Charlotte's game by numbers was:- 30% possession, 3 big chances, 7 goalkeeper saves, 3 corner kicks and 5 shots on target.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, Philadelphia Union and Charlotte FC have played just 5 games against each other. Philadelphia Union won 2 games, Charlotte FC won 1 and 2 games ended in a draw.
Match Fact:-
Philadelphia Union is unbeaten in the last 3 meetings
5/5 meetings ended with less than 4.5 cards
4/5 meetings ended with more than 10.5 corners
Analysis and Predictions
Philadelphia Union are not the sort of side to lose faith because of setbacks in recent games. So the fans will be expecting a spectacle from the team as they try to get back on track. Charlotte FC will be up against a disgruntled Philadelphia Union side and they will need to tread carefully.
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