Philadelphia Union looks to make it consecutive wins in a matinee matchup with DC United on Saturday: “We can be versatile based on opponent or what we’re trying to do, and that’s been the best thing about it.”

After their bounce-back 3-0 win against Atlanta United last weekend, the Philadelphia Union will now look to string consecutive wins together at Subaru Park as Christian Benteke and DC United come to town for a Saturday matinee Eastern Conference matchup.

“Winning games helps momentum and helps the vibe and the feeling around camp, and we always felt we were on the right track, even though before the last game, we didn’t get the results or a tie here or there” – Philadelphia Union Head Coach, Bradley Carnell

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How to watch Union vs DC United

When: Saturday, April 25th @ 4:30 pm
Where: Subaru Park – Chester, PA
Where to Watch: MLS Season Pass, Apple TV+

Philadelphia Union vs DC United Betting Odds

Philadelphia Union: -140
DC United: +310
Draw: +290

Preview By The Numbers

*Current Form – Last 5 Games*	Philadelphia Union: W, L, D, L, W	DC United: L, L, L, L, W
*Expected Goals:*	Philadelphia:18.13 xG (6th best)	DC United 17.46 xG (8th best)
*Total Goals Scored:*	Philadelphia Union: 16 goals scored (T-3rd best)	DC United: 11 goals scored (T-7th best)
*Expected Conceded Goals:*	Philadelphia: 10.4 xGA (7th best)	DC United: 15.0 xGA (25th best)
*Goals Conceded:*	Philadelphia Union: 9 goals conceded (T-4th best)	DC United: 19 goals conceded (Worst in MLS)
*Top Goal-Scorers:*	Philadelphia: Baribo – 7, Lukić – 2, Sullivan, Damiani, Uhre, Glavinovich, Danley – 1	DC United: Benteke – 5, Peglow – 2, Enow, MacNaughton, Kijima, Morrell – 1
*Top Assists Leaders:*	Philadelphia Union: Sullivan – 5, Wagner – 4, Westfield – 2	DC United : Peglow, Schnegg, Herrera, Pirani – 2, Benteke, Morrell, Peltola, Bartlett, Dodson, Zouhir, Barraza – 1

Head To Head

Philadelphia’s record in 41 matches against DC is 23W-7D-11L across all competitions. They have outscored their rivals from the south by 87GF to 50GA. In their previous 14 meetings, the Union lost to DC United just once, back in 2021.

Sébestien Le Toux’s seven goals against DC United are the most scored between the two clubs all-time, while Mikael Uhre leads all active players with 5.

DC United’s Season So Far

DC United comes into Chester, PA, with a record of 2W-3D-4L and 9 points, sitting at #13 in the Eastern Conference. Troy Lesesne’s side started the season scraping out points with three draws and one win in their first four games, but they followed that up with four consecutive losses, being outscored 13-4 during that span.

DC snapped its four-game losing streak on the road against the Red Bulls with a 2-1 win last weekend, which should have them feeling good heading into Philadelphia this weekend.

“It’s a version of us again, we said this against Nashville, and obviously looking at film they’ve kind of weathered a storm and they’ve trended really well in the last two games and get the victory against Red Bulls away from home. So, thinking about how good that camp is feeling now, that’s some of the talking points, obviously, they’re trending in the right direction. So for us it’s making sure we know what we’re coming up against, and if we train every day against ourselves, we should know what type of opponent we’re coming up against.” – Bradley Carnell on the similarities between Union and DC United.

DC United Starting Predicted Starting Lineup

Formation: 5-2-3

GK: Barraza
RWB: Herrera, CB: Bartlett, CB: MacNaughton, CB: Rowles, LWB: Schnegg
CM: Servania, CM: Kijima
RW: Stroud, LW: Peglow
ST: Benteke

Philadelphia Union Starting XI

Besides Ian Glavinovich, who seems to be healing from his injury at a good pace so far, Jovan Lukic is the only other player Bradley Carnell will not have available on Saturday after his Red Card against Atlanta last weekend.

“Ian is still progressing, doing really well in his rehabilitation and his return to play, [I’m] pretty impressed with the way he’s tracking right now. But other than that, I think we have good numbers in training, all available.” – Bradley Carnell on the progress of Ian Glavinovich.

Formation: 4-2-2-2

GK: Blake
RB: Harriel, CB: Glesnes, CB: Makhanya, LB: Wagner
CDM: Danley, CDM: Bedoya
CAM: Q. Sullivan, CAM: Vassilev
ST: Baribo, ST: Damiani

“That’s always a gauge and a barometer for how you judge how you’re doing on the defensive side of the game. I think there’s not just a back four commitment, I think there’s a back 10 commitment, the whole squad, the outfield players, plus Dre or Rick, whoever is playing. We’ve seen a real grittiness about defending forwards, taking space, blocking shots, recovering if the press is broken.” – Bradley Carnell on Union’s Commitment to their game model.

“I’ve seen a very committed group, and then I’ve seen a very fluid and flexible group as well, thinking about who’s stepping in, who’s playing, it’s almost a hybrid plug and play system, we can be versatile based on opponent or what we’re trying to do maybe, and that’s been the best thing about it.” – Bradley Carnell on Union’s Commitment to their game model.