Philadelphia Union vs Los Angeles FC Prediction: Home Side won’t loose

Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles FC will face each other in another Sunday morning MLS clash. Both teams were involved in midweek and neither side got the desired results. Philadelphia Union played a 2-2 draw against Charlotte FC, while Los Angeles FC played a goalless draw. Both teams are hungry to get back to winning ways, but which side would be able to do that?

Philadelphia Union sits 4 places above Los Angeles FC on the MLS table, and only 4 points separate them. Philadelphia Union have a total of 48 points from 28 matches, while Los Angeles FC have 44 points from 29 matches.

Philadelphia Union played their second draw in a row against Charlotte FC in their last game. Now they are eager to get back to winning ways, but they will have to do it against a top opponent. Their last 5 matches ended in 2 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws. They beat DC United (3-1), then lost to Toronto FC (3-1), before beating New York Red BUlls (4-). Then they had back-to-back draws against FC Cincinnati (2-2) and Charlotte FC (2-2).

In the last match against Charlotte FC, Justin Meram and Karol Swiderski gave Charlotte a 2-goal lead in the 55th and 61st minute. But the team lost their focus, allowing Quinn Sullivan to snatch an equalizer in the 70th minute and then Daniel Gazdag scored the leveler from the penalty spot in the 97th minute. The game ended in a draw at full time.

• They are without a clean sheet in 4 matches.
• 7/7 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• Both teams scored in 7/8 matches.
• 6/8 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Los Angeles FC have been on a terrible run in the last few weeks and a win in every game is important to this team if they intend to make it to the playoffs at the end of the season. They had 3 defeats, 1 win and 1 draw in their last 5 league games. They suffered back-to-back losses against Charlotte FC, Inter Miami CF and Portland Timbers, before beating LA Galaxy 4-2. And then in their last match, they played a 0-0 draw against St. Louis City.

Analysis of their last game against St. Louis City showed they had 48% possession, 2 shots on target and 7 corner kicks in that match.

Los Angeles FC comes into this game with a very horrible away record. They are without a win in their last 6 away matches.

• They are without a clean sheet in 4 matches.
• 6/7 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• 6/7 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles FC have played 7 matches against each other in the past. Los Angeles won 3 of those matches, while the remaining 4 ended in a draw.

• Los Angeles FC have not lost the last 7 meetings.
• Philadelphia Union are without a clean sheet in 7 meetings.
• 4/5 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals.
• Both teams scored in 6/7 matches.
• 5/7 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.

Philadelphia Union scored 51 goals and conceded 35 goals. They scored an average of 1.8 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 14%. They created an average of 2.0 chances per game and missed an average of 0.9 chances per game. They took an average of 4.6 shots on target per game and an average of 4.5 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game and they kept 8 clean sheets.

Los Angeles FC scored 44 goals and conceded 34 goals. They scored an average of 1.5 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 10%. They created an average of 2.6 chances per game and missed an average of 1.7 chances per game. They took an average of 5.3 shots on target per game and an average of 5.9 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game and they kept 10 clean sheets.

• Team 1 to Score Goal 1 at 1.74 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.62 Odds
• Home Win FT at 2.05 Odds