Philadelphia Union vs Minnesota United Prediction: It will rain goals here

Philadelphia Union will face Minnesota United at the Subaru Park in the 6th round of the MLS campaign. The game will be played at the Subaru Park at 21:00.

Philadelphia Union have the record: DDDW in their last 4 league games. While Minnesota United have the record: WDWW in their last 4 league games.

According to the table, Minnesota United are top of the Western Conference with 10 points while Philadelphia Union are 9th in Eastern Conference with 6 points.

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union have gotten their first win of the season to put all the doubts and anxiety out of the way. But they are still far away from their levels this season and they need to maintain the tempo in the upcoming game against Minnesota United.

Philadelphia Union defeated Portland Timbers away from home last weekend and the game ended 3-1. Julian Carranza scored a brace in the 28th and 67th minutes, while Quin Sullivan scored once for Philadelphia Union in the game. According to the stats, Philadelphia Union had just 28% possession, 7 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. They also created 4 big chances and lost 2 of them.

Philadelphia Union might have gotten their first win but they were not dominant throughout the game. That leaves the question whether they are truly back or that was a temporary win?

Minnesota United

Minnesota United are top of the Western Conference despite playing a game less than most teams in the Conference. This gives them a lot of confidence ahead of the visit to the Subaru Park to face Philadelphia Union.

Minnesota United extended their win streak to 2 games in a row after beating Los Angeles FC 2-0 last weekend. Robin Lod scored the opening goal in the 16th minute and the second goal came through Bongokuhle Hlongwane in the 88th minute to seal the victory. According to the stats, Minnesota United had 50% possession, 3 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. And they also created 2 big chances during the game.

Minnesota United will face a tough opposition when they meet Philadelphia Union, but they have every reason to feel optimistic about this clash. 

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union and Minnesota United have played 8 games against each other according to the h2h. Both clubs won 2 games each and they drew 4 games.

Analysis and Predictions

How this ends is totally up to each side. They have the quality to get all 3 points, but the odds seem to favor Minnesota United because they are in better form. However, it's not advisable to write off Philadelphia Union just yet. What we can definitely expect is goals from both sides due to their brilliant attacking setup.

Analysis shows, Minnesota United are unbeaten in the last 4 encounters and both sides failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 7 encounters. 5 of the last 6 encounters ended with more than 2.5 goals and both clubs scored in the last 7 encounters. And there were less than 4.5 cards in 5 of the last 7 encounters.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.6 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.6 Odds
• Philadelphia Union to Win 2-1 at 8.50 Odds