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Major League Soccer
May 8, 2022 at 4am UK
Banc of California Stadium
Philadelphia Union
Los Angeles
2 - 2
Philadelphia
Opoku (56'), Escobar (82')
Palacios (76')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Gazdag (9'), Carranza (67')
Santos (83'), Elliott (90+4')

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The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia Union, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Los Angeles 3-2 Earthquakes
Saturday, May 28 at 11pm in Major League Soccer
Next Game: Seattle vs. Los Angeles
Saturday, June 18 at 8pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: New England 1-1 Philadelphia
Sunday, May 29 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Next Game: Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati
Sunday, June 19 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Los Angeles FC 2-1 Philadelphia Union

These are the two top Major League Soccer teams so far, and they will be wanting to establish their early dominance at the expense of their opponents on Sunday. However, the visitors have been suffering a difficult spell in recent matches, and that could provide Los Angeles the chance to gain all three points here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 60.13%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Philadelphia Union had a probability of 18.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.91%) and 2-0 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10%), while for a Philadelphia Union win it was 1-2 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.

Result
Los Angeles FCDrawPhiladelphia Union
60.13%21.29%18.58%
Both teams to score 54.87%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.67%42.33%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.26%64.73%
Los Angeles FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.33%13.67%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.13%40.87%
Philadelphia Union Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.56%36.44%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.77%73.22%
Score Analysis
    Los Angeles FC 60.13%
    Philadelphia Union 18.58%
    Draw 21.28%
Los Angeles FCDrawPhiladelphia Union
2-1 @ 9.96%
1-0 @ 9.91%
2-0 @ 9.86%
3-1 @ 6.61%
3-0 @ 6.54%
3-2 @ 3.33%
4-1 @ 3.29%
4-0 @ 3.26%
4-2 @ 1.66%
5-1 @ 1.31%
5-0 @ 1.3%
Other @ 3.11%
Total : 60.13%
1-1 @ 10%
2-2 @ 5.03%
0-0 @ 4.98%
3-3 @ 1.12%
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 21.28%
1-2 @ 5.05%
0-1 @ 5.03%
0-2 @ 2.54%
1-3 @ 1.7%
2-3 @ 1.69%
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 18.58%

How you voted: Los Angeles vs Philadelphia

Los Angeles FC
71.4%
Draw
28.6%
Philadelphia Union
0.0%
7
Head to Head
Mar 9, 2020 2.30am
Los Angeles
3-3
Philadelphia
Vela (38'), Rossi (49'), Segura (71')
Palacios (45+2')
Santos (29'), Glesnes (48'), Aaronson (69')
Gaddis (33'), Andres Martinez (43'), Bedoya (45+4'), Fontana (90+6')
Sep 15, 2019 12.30am
Jul 1, 2018 1am
Los Angeles
4-1
Philadelphia
Diomande (25', 43', 55'), Blessing (96')
Beitashour (39'), Nguyen (85')
Picault (45')
rhs 2.0
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Tables

Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1New England RevolutionNew England10631169721
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati106311311221
3Atlanta UnitedAtlanta105321916318
4Nashville SCNashville10433116515
5New York City FCNY City104331211115
6Columbus Crew104241912714
7DC United104241413114
8Orlando City94231010014
9Toronto102621313012
10Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia93241413111
11Chicago Fire92521313011
12Inter MiamiInter Miami9306810-29
13New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls10163710-39
14Charlotte FCCharlotte FC102351019-99
15CF MontrealMontreal9306717-109

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Seattle SoundersSeattle106221771020
2St Louis City1061322121019
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles85301661018
4Dallas104331211115
5San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes104331313015
6Houston DynamoHouston8413108213
7Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd933388012
8Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver9252117411
9Portland TimbersPortland103251316-311
10Real Salt LakeSalt Lake93151017-710
11Colorado RapidsColorado10163611-59
12Austin FCAustin9234814-69
13Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy9135714-76
14Sporting Kansas CityKansas10037315-123

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