Austin FC and Philadelphia Union Prediction: Philadelphia are psychologically dead. Advantage for Austin?!

This game is between Austin FC and Philadelphia Union in the round 4 of the MLS. The game will take place at the Q2 Stadium, home ground to Austin FC. Austin FC are ranked 11th on the Western Conference table with 2 points, while Philadelphia Union are ranked 11th on the Eastern Conference table with 2 points.

Austin FC

Austin FC have had a disappointing start to the campaign for a team of their caliber and they need to get a win quickly. Their 3 games ended in 1 defeat and 2 draws.

Austin FC played against St. Louis City at home last week and the game ended in a draw. The scoreline of the game was 2-2 at the end of the match. Matt Hedges gave Austin the lead in the 14th minute and in the second half Julio Cascante scored in the 51st minute to restore Austin’s lead. But they failed to hangon and they conceded in the 93rd minute to end the game as a draw.

Austin failed to dominate the last game against St. Louis City and that was disappointing. They had just 40% possession, 2 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. They also created 1 big chance throughout the game. 

Austin Manan Josh Wolff needs to make changes to the team to start getting the right results. He deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation in the last game and the performance was below par.

Philadelphia Union

There's a lot of expectations on Philadelphia Union but at the moment they seem to be failing to meet those expectations. They had 2 draws in 2 league games and even more disappointing in the 6-0 defeat they suffered against Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League.

The Philadelphia Union will struggle to get back from the humiliation they suffered against Pachuca a few days ago. They were trashed 6-0 in 90 minutes and they are now out of the CONCACAF Champions League. 

Philadelphia Union manager Jim Curtin will be frustrated after such a result and he is aware that a change is needed in the team ahead of the long season. He played the 4-2-3-1 formation in that game and the players failed to play any meaningful football during the game. 

Ahead of the trip to the Q2 Stadium, the players will need to put the defeat behind them and fight for a positive result.

Head to Head

Austin FC and Philadelphia Union have played only 2 games against each other according to the h2h. Philadelphia Union won 1 game and they drew the other game.

Analysis and Predictions

Philadelphia Union are going to take some time to recover from the 6-0 defeat they suffered a few days ago. The team will need some serious surge of confidence to get back their confidence and that is to Austin's advantage. But will Austin be smart enough to press hard for a win?

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