CHESTER. Philadelphia Union and Sporting KC didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester. The referee was Víctor Rivas with the help of Matthew Nelson and Brian Poeschel. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 17 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 104 Attack 113
- 30 Dangerous attack 34
- 101 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Philadelphia Union was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Sporting KC that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC was putting more pressure with 34 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Sporting KC to win the match.
Philadelphia Union shot 17 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sporting KC shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union received 3 yellow cards (N. Harriel, Dániel Gazdag and José Martínez). On the opposite side, Sporting KC received 2 yellow cards (Willy Agada and Rémi Walter).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Philadelphia Union will have 7 points like Columbus Crew, Nashville SC and New York City to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Sporting KC will have 3 points like Vancouver Whitecaps, LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake to drop in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will play away with New England on the 20th of October with a 20-9 head to head statistic in favor of Philadelphia Union (8 draws).
Sporting KC will host Minnesota United on the 20th of October with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
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Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Jim Curtin decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake , Nathan Harriel , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Matthew Real , Alejandro Bedoya , Leon Flach , José Martínez , Dániel Gazdag , Mikael Uhre and Julián Carranza .
The home team had on the bench: Damion Lowe, Andrés Perea, Olivier Mbaizo , Joaquín Torres , Jesus Bueno, Chris Donovan, Joe Bendik, Quinn Sullivan and Jack McGlynn .
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: Leon Flach for J. McGlynn (62′), Mikael Uhre for Quinn Sullivan (72′), N. Harriel for Olivier Mbaizo (85′) and José Martínez for Joaquin Torres (86′).
Best player: Jakob Glesnes
The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Jakob Glesnes.
His rating is with 55 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Peter Vermes played with: Timothy Melia , Graham Zusi , Daniel Rosero Valencia , Robert Castellanos , Robert Voloder , Rémi Walter , Nemanja Radoja , Erik Thommy , Johnny Russell , William Agada and Dániel Sallói .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Khiry Shelton , Jacob Davis, Alan Pulido , John Pulskamp, Chris Rindov, Cameron Duke, Andreu Fontàs, Felipe Hernández and Róger Espinoza .
Sporting KC could not rely on the presence of Róger Espinoza (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 3 changes: Nemanja Radoja for Roger Espinoza (34′), Johnny Russell for Khiry Shelton (62′) and Willy Agada for Alan Pulido (63′).
Best player: Johnny Russell
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting KC was Johnny Russell.
His rating is with 22 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Charlotte – 2-2
- Philadelphia Union – Sporting KC – 0-0
- Orlando City – Nashville SC – 0-2
- New England – New York City – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Seattle Sounders – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Real Salt Lake – 4-0
- Cincinnati – Inter Miami – 1-0
- Atlanta United – New York RB – 1-0
