Los Angeles vs Philadelphia Union – Preview, Tips and Odds

USA: Mls - Play Offs

Los Angeles FC

Full Time

3:3

Philadelphia Union

Highlights and Stats

Los Angeles and Philadelphia Union will come up against one another in a battle that will go down at Banc of California Stadium. Both sides are set to meet on Saturday for an encounter of the finals of MLS’ Playoffs. The hosts eliminated Austin in the semi-finals, while their opponents defeated New York City. The winner here will be crowned champion of the tournament.

Los Angeles vs Philadelphia Union Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/05/08	Last 4 Games
Los Angeles FC	draw	? Dhome Dhome Daway Whome
Philadelphia Union	draw	? Daway Daway Dhome Laway

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of their latest encounter was an entertaining 2:2 draw. The two clubs faced each other on the 8th of May 2022. Philadelphia Union were unable to win any of the previous four head-to-head matches, registering 1 defeat and 3 draws in the process. As many as four of the previous four games saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and three finished with over 2.5 goals. During this period, Los Angeles were not able to maintain a clean sheet, and Philadelphia Union could not prevent its opponents from scoring. These clashes turned out to be high scoring affairs with a total of 17 goals on show.

Los Angeles vs Philadelphia Union Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 4 games

Los Angeles FCPhiladelphia Union

• Goals

  2.50

  1.75

• Fouls

  9.67

  10.67

• Corners

  6.33

  5.67

• Offsides

  3.33

  5.67

• Cards

  2.33

  1.33

• Posession

  N/A%

  N/A%

2022/05/08 MLS

HLos Angeles FCPhiladelphia Union

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2020/03/09 MLS

HLos Angeles FCPhiladelphia Union

• Goals

  3

  3

• Fouls

  8

  11

• Corners

  12

  4

• Offsides

  2

  7

• Cards

  1

  4

• Posession

  62%

  38%

2019/09/14 MLS

Los Angeles FCHPhiladelphia Union

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  13

  11

• Corners

  3

  6

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  4

  0

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2018/07/01 MLS

HLos Angeles FCPhiladelphia Union

• Goals

  4

  1

• Fouls

  8

  10

• Corners

  4

  7

• Offsides

  6

  9

• Cards

  2

  0

• Posession

  54%

  46%

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Los Angeles Form

Los Angeles’s last game ended in a win at home versus Austin with the score after the final whistle being 3:0. The club is currently on a streak of two back-to-back victories. In the last 10 encounters of Los Angeles, playing at home proved to be very beneficial. The hosting side enjoyed a victory 7 times and managed to stay undefeated in 8 matches. Draw was the result of 1 of the previous 10 clashes they took part in. Of their last five meetings, four resulted in over 2.5 goals and three had both sides scoring. During that period Los Angeles managed to keep one clean sheet, while they failed to score in just one. From a statistical point of view their last 5 outings produced an average of 3.20 goals.

• Goals
  1.70
• Fouls
  14.50
• Corners
  7.25
• Offsides
  1.88
• Cards
  1.75
• Posession
  49%

Philadelphia Union Form

Philadelphia Union’s last match was against New York City on Monday and it finished in a comfortable 3:1 win at home. The outfit is currently on a streak of three consecutive victories. The clubs, involved in Philadelphia Union’s last ten meetings, had a considerable advantage when playing on home ground. The hosts triumphed on seven occasions, while losing just two times. Only one of the side’s last 10 outings resulted in a draw. When we take a look at the last five clashes, we see that three ended with more than 2.5 goals, with one having the two involved squads scoring. Philadelphia Union managed to keep three clean sheets and were unable to score in two. During their last five outings, the teams involved netted 13 goals in total.

• Goals
  2.50
• Fouls
  14.80
• Corners
  3.30
• Offsides
  2.30
• Cards
  2.50
• Posession
  46%

Formations and Lineups

Los Angeles FC

Formation:4-3-3

• G16Maxime Crépeau
• D24Ryan Hollingshead
• D3Jesús Murillo
• D25Sebastien Ibeagha
• D12Diego Palacios
• M20José Cifuentes
• M6Ilie Sánchez
• M23Kellyn Acosta
• F10Carlos Vela
• F9Cristian Arango
• F99Denis Bouanga

16 Maxime Crépeau 24 Ryan Hollingshead 3 Jesús Murillo 25 Sebastien Ibeagha 12 Diego Palacios 20 José Cifuentes 6 Ilie Sánchez 23 Kellyn Acosta 10 Carlos Vela 9 Cristian Arango 99 Denis Bouanga

Philadelphia Union

Formation:4-3-1-2

• G18Andre Blake
• D15Olivier Mbaizo
• D5Jakob Glesnes
• D3Jack Elliott
• D27Kai Wagner
• M16Jack McGlynn
• M8José Martínez
• M31Leon Flach
• M6Dániel Gazdag
• F9Julián Carranza
• F7Mikael Uhre

18 Andre Blake 15 Olivier Mbaizo 5 Jakob Glesnes 3 Jack Elliott 27 Kai Wagner 16 Jack McGlynn 8 José Martínez 31 Leon Flach 6 Dániel Gazdag 9 Julián Carranza 7 Mikael Uhre

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Los Angeles FC	Last Philadelphia Union	Probability	Value Odds Over
Los Angeles FC WIN	1/4	5/10	-	34.94%	2.86
DRAW	3/4	1/10	1/10	34.70%	2.88
Philadelphia Union WIN	0/4	-	7/10	30.36%	3.29
Over 2.5 Goals	3/4	7/10	6/10	69.00%	1.45
BTTS	4/4	7/10	3/10	70.00%	1.43
Over 4.5 Cards	1/3	2/8	5/10	35.83%	2.79
Over 10.5 Corners	2/3	6/8	3/10	58.17%	1.72
Los Angeles FC over 1.5 Goals	3/4	5/10	-	63.75%	1.57
Philadelphia Union over 1.5 Goals	2/4	-	6/10	54.50%	1.83

Match Details

Los Angeles FCvsPhiladelphia Union

• 120+8`
  G. BaleD. Palacios

  3 - 3
• 120+4`
  2 - 3

  J. Elliott
• 120+1`
  (in) C. Donovan(out) C. Burke
• 117`
  (in) J. McCarthy(out) K. Opoku
• 116`
  M. CrepeauRoughing
• 97`
  (in) G. Bale(out) C. Vela
• 91`
  (in) C. Tello(out) K. Acosta
• 90+1`
  J. CarranzaRoughing
• 87`
  S. IbeaghaFoul
• 85`
  2 - 2

  J. ElliottK. Wagner
• 84`
  (in) P. Aaronson(out) J. McGlynn
• 83`
  J. MurilloC. Vela

  2 - 1
• 74`
  (in) K. Opoku(out) C. Arango
• 71`
  (in) C. Burke(out) M. Uhre
• 65`
  J. CifuentesFoul
• 59`
  1 - 1

  D. GazdagJ. Martinez
• 28`
  K. Acosta

  1 - 0
• 14`
  J. ElliottFoul

Players Ratings

Los Angeles FCvsPhiladelphia Union

• 23Kellyn Acosta

  7.9 / 10
• 3Jesús Murillo

  7.5 / 10
• 11Gareth Bale

  7.2 / 10
• 25Sebastien Ibeagha

  7 / 10
• 12Diego Palacios

  7 / 10
• 10Carlos Vela

  7 / 10
• 99Denis Bouanga

  7 / 10
• 6Ilie Sánchez

  6.9 / 10
• 9Cristian Arango

  6.9 / 10
• 20José Cifuentes

  6.3 / 10
• 22Kwadwo Opoku

  6.3 / 10
• 24Ryan Hollingshead

  6.2 / 10
• 77John McCarthy

  6.2 / 10
• 37Cristian Tello

  6.2 / 10
• 16Maxime Crépeau

  5.9 / 10

• 3Jack Elliott

  8.9 / 10
• 27Kai Wagner

  8.2 / 10
• 8José Martínez

  7.9 / 10
• 18Andre Blake

  7.2 / 10
• 16Jack McGlynn

  7 / 10
• 6Dániel Gazdag

  7 / 10
• 9Julián Carranza

  6.7 / 10
• 7Mikael Uhre

  6.7 / 10
• 19Cory Burke

  6.7 / 10
• 15Olivier Mbaizo

  6.3 / 10
• 31Leon Flach

  6.3 / 10
• 30Paxten Aaronson

  6.3 / 10
• 25Chris Donovan

  6.3 / 10
• 5Jakob Glesnes

  6.2 / 10