Eastern Conference MLS table leaders will be back in action this weekend when they take on Columbus Crew at the Subaru Park Stadium in the seventh round of the campaign. Kickoffs on 10th April 2022 at 01:00 EAT.
Philadelphia Union started this season with high note and currently sits on the top of the standings with unbeaten fixtures. The club won four and drew one of their total five league fixtures and they will be hoping to make it six consecutive unbeaten games here. Philadelphia Union is having an unbeaten streak for three straight games against Columbus Crew lately.
The U will be looking for another win following 2-0 MLS victory to beat the newly promoted Charlotte FC in their last game. In that encounter, Philadelphia Union had 41% possession, nine shots with six of them with on target and goals scored by Carranza (4′) and Gazdag (46′). Charlotte FC got 10 shots with only one of them on target.
Meanwhile, Columbus Crew is in the fifth spot with eight points after an average start to the season. They won two, drew two and lost one of their total five league fixtures so far. They have a strong offensive lineup and we can expect them to score in the coming fixture considering their trend. Crew are the top scorers in the Eastern Conference, having netted 10 times in five matches, which does bode well for Porter’s team moving forward and further into the season.
After defeat in their last game at the hands of Nashville in MLS Columbus Crew will be hoping for better results here. In that game, Columbus Crew managed 67% possession, 19 shots with four of them on target. Nashville got six shots with three of them on target and a goal by Muyl (28′).
Philadelphia Union vs Columbus head to head
These two sides have had 31 games against each other since 2010. Philadelphia Union claims 12 wins, Columbus Crew 15 wins and four matches ended all square.
- Philadelphia 3-0 Columbus 03/10/21
- Philadelphia 1-0 Columbus 24/06/21
- Columbus 0-0 Philadelphia 19/04/21
- Columbus 2-1 Philadelphia 01/11/20
- Columbus 1-0 Philadelphia 03/09/20
Home
- Philadelphia 2-0 Charlotte
- New York City 0-2 Philadelphia
- Philadelphia 2-0 San Jose
- Montreal 1-2 Philadelphia
- Philadelphia 1-1 Minnesota
Away
- Columbus 0-1 Nashville
- New York 1-1 Columbus
- Columbus 2-1 Toronto
- San Jose 3-3 Columbus
- Columbus 4-0 Vancouver
Philadelphia Union team news
Alejandro Bedoya won’t be available for manager Jim Curtin through injury while Olivier Mbaizo will also miss out as he’s in quarantine.
Columbus Crew team news
Josh Williams, Jake Morris and Kevin Molino will not be featured in this fixture as they recover from injuries.
Prediction and odds
Philadelphia Union are five points ahead of Columbus Crew and also won four of the last five matches they hosted against the Crew while Columbus Crew are winless against Philadelphia Union at this venue since 2015.
- Philadelphia Union
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
