Philadelphia Union vs DC United betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Major League Soccer match on September 22nd, 2024

Today is a betting day for the match between Philadelphia Union vs DC United 2024. Soccer fans are increasingly keeping an eye on the USA Major League Soccer, which is especially good for sports bettors. In addition, it is a league that presents many opportunities to profit from online betting.

As we mentioned above, today, our prediction is for the game Philadelphia Union vs DC United in a game by the Eastern Conference match that takes place on September 22nd, 2024 at 22:15h (UTC) at Subaru Park.

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Introduction to the Philadelphia Union vs DC United betting tip 2024

One of the first things to consider when making a prediction is the teams' recent history. In light of this, we see that in the last five matches the Philadelphia Union has achieved more consistent results than the DC United.

In many situations, the last matches between two teams also tend to serve as good indicators. In this case, Philadelphia Union have won 6 times while DC United has 1 win in the last 10 meetings. This recent history can give us an idea about the trend for this upcoming game.

And since we mentioned the recent history factor, it is worth pointing out that it is always good to consider the relevant history in the league, so for this match, we must mention that Philadelphia Union has not yet won any Major League Soccer, while the DC United has won the competition 7 times.

So by the tradition factor, we can expect that the DC United team will enforce its winning record and play aggressively.

Details about the Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union won the last match played. The clash against New York City, valid for Major League Soccer, finished with a score of 1-5. In addition, the men of J. Curtin took the field in this last match in the 4-3-1-2 formation, so it is quite possible that this is the team formation for this Philadelphia Union vs DC United 2024 match as well.

The Philadelphia Union is coming into the match with a campaign of 8 wins, 12 losses and 9 draws so far. The team adds 33 points and is in 9th place in the Eastern Conference in the Major League Soccer.

As a result, Philadelphia Union must do everything to win the match and attempt to move up the standings since their current position is not enough to compete in anything this season.

Philadelphia Union Numbers

Currently, in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union sums 53 goals for and a total of 47 goals against, after 29 rounds played.

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Dániel Gazdag is the player to highlight. Helping Philadelphia Union with 15 goals scored this season, the Midfielder has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Philadelphia Union is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 47.38%. In the next match against DC United a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Philadelphia Union will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Philadelphia Union featured Player

Many of the team's goals in the league should also be credited to the defender of Philadelphia Union, K. Wagner. He has been responsible for 9 assists to goal in the competition so far.

Details about DC United

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives for this match after drawing in the previous game. In a match of Major League Soccer, the DC United, who played in the 4-4-2 formation, faced New York City and the score ended 1-1.

The DC United is coming into this Philadelphia Union vs DC United 2024 match with 33 points, in 10th place in the Eastern Conference in the Major League Soccer, in in a campaign that has a total of 8 wins and 12 losses, in addition to 9 draws.

As a result, DC United must do everything to win the match and try to move up in the standings, as their current position is not enough to compete for anything this season.

DC United records

The goal difference is on the negative side for DC United, which after 29 rounds has conceded 57 but has only scored 44.

The league statistics reveal that DC United maintains an average possession rate of 47.21%, which implies a more reactive style of play. This can be advantageous for the team while playing as the visitors, where the home team generally takes the initiative and creates spaces that the visitors can use for counterattacks.

Responsible for 19 of the team's goals in the competition, the Attacker Christian Benteke is his top scorer. He has been calling the shots and has already helped the team to get crucial points.

Good markets to bet on Philadelphia Union vs DC United

Betting on goals

DC United has an average of 1.52 goals scored, while Philadelphia Union concedes on average 1.62 goals per match. With this and with the fact that the under 2.5 market usually gives good returns in Major League Soccer, a good bet would be to place this bet at Bet365. The odds of 2.5 are pretty attractive.

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