CHESTER. Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles FC didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Talen Energy Stadium stadium in Chester on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman who was helped by Michael Barwegen and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Drew Fischer.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 4 Total 2
- 1 On Target 0
- 3 Off Target 1
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 126 Attack 121
- 39 Dangerous attack 51
- 83 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Philadelphia Union was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Los Angeles FC that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Los Angeles FC was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Los Angeles FC to win the contest.
Philadelphia Union shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Los Angeles FC shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (Sergi Palencia and Aaron Long).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Philadelphia Union will have 49 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC will have 45 points like Seattle Sounders to lose in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will play away against New England on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).
Los Angeles FC will play away agasint Vancouver Whitecaps on the 22nd of October with a 5-5 head to head record.
Philadelphia Union – Formation
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 , Damion Lowe , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , Jesus Bueno , Jack McGlynn , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Mikael Uhre .
The home team had on the bench: Matthew Real, Joe Bendik, Jeremy Rafanello, Olivier Mbaizo, Joaquín Torres, Chris Donovan , Tai Baribo , Olwethu Makhanya and Quinn Sullivan .
Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of Tai Baribo (injured).
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: Julián Carranza for Tai Baribo (46′), Jack McGlynn for Quinn Sullivan (79′) and Mikael Uhre for Chris Donovan (80′).
Best player: Kai Wagner
The most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Kai Wagner.
His rating is with 84 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Steven Cherundolo played with: Maxime Crépeau , Jesús Murillo , Aaron Long , Denil Maldonado , Ryan Hollingshead , Timothy Tillman , Kellyn Acosta , Diego Palacios , Mateusz Bogusz , Cristian Olivera and Stipe Biuk .
They had on the bench: Ilie Sánchez , Carlos Vela , Erik Dueñas, Nathan Ordaz, Sergi Palencia , Filip Krastev , John McCarthy and Denis Bouanga .
Los Angeles FC could not rely on the presence of Ilie Sánchez (injured).
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 6 changes: Ryan Hollingshead for Sergi Palencia (76′), Cristian Olivera for Carlos Vela (71′), Timothy Tillman for Filip Krastev (85′), Stipe Biuk for Denis Bouanga (46′), Kellyn Acosta for Ilie Sánchez (71′) and Mateusz Bogusz for Nathan Ordaz (90′).
Best player: Jesús Murillo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was Jesús Murillo.
His rating is with 35 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – Los Angeles FC – 0-0
- DC United – New York RB – 3-5
- Cincinnati – Charlotte – 3-0
- Atlanta United – Montreal Impact – 4-1