Philadelphia Union are heading into another important game at a worst-possible time for the club. Their results have been poor judging by their standards and they recently played their 3rd draw in a row. While Inter Miami have also not been at their very best lately, and they also had a defeat and a draw in the last 2 games.
Both clubs will go head-to-head and the objective of each side is to win at all costs.
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Philadelphia Union are now without a win in 3 straight league games and during this time, they played 3 draws. Philadelphia's next assignment is against Inter Miami at the Subaru Park and they really need to win.
Philadelphia Union's last 5 games ended with 1 win, 1 loss and 3 draws. They recently played a draw against CF Montreal to bring their draw tally to 3 games in a row. As a result, Philadelphia Union are ranked in 8th spot on the Eastern Conference with 20 points in 16 matches.
Philadelphia Union's last result was a 2-2 draw with CF Montreal. Philadelphia Union trailed 1-0 in the first half and then they had their first goal through Daniel Gazdag in the 56th minute from the penalty spot and Mikael Uhre scored the second goal 2 minutes later. In the 63rd minute, Jack Elliott was sent off for Philadelphia Union and CF Montreal scored the equalizer in the 66th minute. The game stayed that way until the end and both sides got a point.
Summary of Philadelphia’s game by numbers was:- 67% possession, 2 big chances, 11 corner kicks, 10 shots on target and they hit the woodwork once.
Inter Miami FC
Inter Miami are obviously the better team if the current ranking is considered, but in recent weeks they have been quite shocking. This was evident in their last game as they managed to draw against St. Louis City and conceding 3 goals in that game. They also lost their prior game against Atlanta United by 3:1.
Inter Miami's last 5 games ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Despite being lackluster in recent weeks, Inter Miami are currently top of the Eastern Conference with 35 points after 17 matches.
Inter Miami played a 3-3 draw at home against St. Louis City in their last league game. After trailing in the 15th minute, Lionel Messi got the equalizer 10 minutes later. And they went behind again in the 41st minute and Luis Suarez equalized once again in the 45th minute. In the 68th minute, Luis Suarez scored an own goal to put St. Louis back in the lead before Jordi Alba equalized in the 85th minute to rescue a point for Inter Miami in the end.
A summary of Inter Miami's game by numbers shows:- 69% possession, 4 big chances, 9 corner kicks and 10 shots on target.
Head to Head
Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami have played 9 games against each other in the past. Philadelphia Union won 5 while Inter Miami won 3 and 2 games ended as a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
It's difficult to predict how this game ends with both teams struggling with form at the moment. Another key note is the absence of Lionel Messi for this game due to his participation with the Argentina National team. It will be quite interesting to see how Inter Miami cope without their star player. Philadelphia Union are clearly not out of the trouble waters, so a defeat is also quite possible for them in this game.
Match Facts:-
Philadelphia Union are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings
Both teams scored in 5/7 meetings
10/10 meetings ended with less than 4.5 cards
6/8 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners
- Over 8 Corners at 1.727 Odds
- Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.64 Odds
- Draw at 4.10 Odds