Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution Prediction: The home side can’t afford any mistakes

Philadelphia Union and New England Revolution will face each other after successfully qualifying for the playoffs at the end of the season. Philadelphia Union ended 4th on the Eastern Conference table, with 55 points and New England Revolution ended in 5th place with the same point. Both sides won one match each in their two meetings last season and now one of this side will hope to progress at the expense of the other.

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union were hoping to end in a better position at the end of the season, but they settled for 5th place on the MLS table. They had a total of 55 points at the end of the season, from 15 wins, 10 draws and 9 defeats in 34 matches played. They scored 57 goals and conceded 41, while they also kept 10 clean sheets throughout the season.

Daniel Gazdag was top scorer for Philadelphia, with 14 goals to his name, while Kyle Wagner bagged 7 assists.

Philadelphia Union ended their season in a rather poor fashion, winning only 1 of their last 5 league games, drawing 3 and losing 1. They lost their final match against New England Revolution by 2 goals to 1. Julian Carranza opened the scoring for Philadelphia in the 16th minute, but they conceded a double just before the break and lost the game at full time.

New England Revolution

New England Revolution ended their season in 6th place on the MLS table, with a total of 55 points gained from 15 wins, 10 draws and 9 defeats. They scored a total of 58 goals and conceded 46, while they kept 8 clean sheets last season.

Carles Gil was top scorer for New England Revolution with 11 goals, while he also registered 8 assists.

New England Revolution suffered 3 defeats in their last 5 league games, while they won the remaining 2. Their final game was against Philadelphia Union and they won by 2 goals to 1. Gustavo Bou scored from the spot in the 25th minute and then grabbed his brace in the 41st minute to complete the comeback against Philadelphia Union in that game.

Head to Head

In their last 20 meetings, Philadelphia Union won 11 matches, while New England Revolution won 5 matches and they played a draw in 4 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Both sides look equally matched and ready for this clash. New England Revolution registered at least one goal in their 10 league games, while Philadelphia Union has scored at least one goal in 4 of their last 5 league games. There were also more than 2.5 goals scored in their last 2 meetings. From these, a goal from each side is most likely as both sides would like to get the edge going into the return leg.

• Duration of Draw - Under 36.5 minutes at 1.86 Odds
• Home Win FT at 1.69 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 8.50 Odds