CHESTER. Philadelphia Union and Dallas draw 1-1. Q. Sullivan scored the first goal (25′) for Philadelphia Union. A. Velasco equalized (36′). Dallas was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Fotis Bazakos who had the assistance of Corey Parker and Justin Howard. The 4th official was Joshua Encarnación.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 4 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 90 Attack 106
- 43 Dangerous attack 50
- 69 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 3
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Dallas was in firm control of the ball 56% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dallas was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Dallas to win the match.
Philadelphia Union shot 19 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dallas shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (Jesus Bueno and Olivier Mbaizo). Regarding the opposition, Dallas received 2 yellow cards (Ema Twumasi and Alan Velasco).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Philadelphia Union will have 50 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Dallas will have 40 points to sit in the 9th 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 stats in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).
Dallas will play away agasint LA Galaxy on the 22nd of October with a 23-18 head to head record in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
86'
21'
25'
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 , Olivier Mbaizo , Damion Lowe , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , Jesus Bueno , Jack McGlynn , Dániel Gazdag , Mikael Uhre and Quinn Sullivan .
The home team had on the bench: Matthew Real, Joe Bendik, Jeremy Rafanello, Joaquín Torres, Chris Donovan , Nathan Harriel , Tai Baribo and Olwethu Makhanya.
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: Alejandro Bedoya for Tai Baribo (75′), Mikael Uhre for Chris Donovan (75′) and Olivier Mbaizo for Nathan Harriel (86′).
Best player: Kai Wagner
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Kai Wagner.
His rating is with 59 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Dallas – Formation
Dallas
Dallas started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nicolás Estévez Martínez played with: Maarten Paes , Ema Twumasi , Sebastien Ibeagha , Nkosi Burgess , Sam Junqua , Jader Obrian , Liam Fraser , Paxton Pomykal , Dante Sealy , Jesús Jiménez and Alan Velasco .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jimmy Maurer, José Antonio Martinez , Marco Farfan, Facundo Quignon, Paul Arriola , Jesús Ferreira , Asier Illarramendi , Amet Korça and Eugene Ansah.
Substitutions
Dallas made 5 changes: Jader Obrian for Paul Arriola (68′), Jesús Jiménez for Jesús Ferreira (68′), Paxton Pomykal for Eugene Ansah (90′), Alan Velasco for Asier Illarramendi (79′) and Dante Sealy for José Antonio Martinez (79′).
Best player: Alan Velasco
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dallas was Alan Velasco.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
