Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte Prediction & Betting Tips

Two teams who can't stop scoring - or conceding

Charlotte's last 20 matches, across MLS, Leagues Cup and the Open Cup, read 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, with 34 goals scored and 22 conceded. That's a tidy record without being spectacular.

Philadelphia Union: 20 completed matches; Charlotte: 20 completed matches.

Philadelphia Union

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

31

Difference

+17

Charlotte

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

21

Difference

+13

Philadelphia's equivalent sample is also 10 wins and 6 losses, but with far more goals involved - 44 for and 31 against in their last 20. Games involving the Union tend to be lively at both ends.

Philadelphia's matches have produced more goals recently than Charlotte's, even though both sides win at a similar rate.

Comparative Team Statistics: Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte

The hosts have had the better of it at home

Looking back over the last ten meetings between these two, there's a clear pattern when Philadelphia have had home advantage. In the five recorded meetings played at their ground, the Union have won every single one.

Charlotte have had their moments too, including a 4-0 win the last time Philadelphia visited them and a couple of narrow wins on their own patch more recently. It's worth remembering this is a sample of recorded fixtures, not necessarily every game the two have ever played.

History favours Philadelphia specifically because of where this one is being played.

Charlotte hold the higher spot, but it's not a big gap

Charlotte currently sit fourth with 43 points from 26 games, built on 12 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses. Philadelphia are sixth with 36 points from the same number of matches, having won 10, drawn 6 and lost 10.

Both clubs have a positive goal difference - Charlotte's +10 against Philadelphia's +8 - so neither is drastically outscoring the other over the season as a whole.

Absences worth watching, but the picture may shift

As things stand, Charlotte are without several players through international duty, plus Berchimas with a foot issue and John with an upper-body injury. Philadelphia have their own list of internationals away along with Ndinga nursing a hamstring problem.

Philadelphia Union:

Best scorers:

M. Iloski - 13

Best assist providers:

F. Westfield - 7

Penalty cards:

J. Sery Larsen x 1 x 4

Cavan Sullivan x 1 x 2

E. Alladoh x 1 x 2

Charlotte:

Penalty cards:

A. Westwood x 1 x 9

Given the fixture is still some weeks off, several of these absences - particularly the international call-ups - won't necessarily still apply come kickoff. On the attacking side, Philadelphia's M. Iloski has 13 goals in 26 appearances this season, their standout threat in front of goal.