Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 25 Jul 2026, 23:30 UTCScheduledSubaru ParkPre-match analysis

Philadelphia Union

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Seattle Sounders

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Philadelphia Union's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Philadelphia Union, Seattle Sounders. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Philadelphia Union's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Philadelphia Union's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.31 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2.4 goals/match	1.31 goals/match	1.63 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Philadelphia Union, Seattle Sounders.

3 days▲Rest daysPhiladelphia Union · Seattle Sounders2.96 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Philadelphia Union	Seattle Sounders	Baseline
Rest days	3 days	2.96 days	—
Matches last 14 days	1 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Seattle Sounders have a visible away split

moderate

Seattle Sounders's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.4 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season13.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	11.4 shots/match	13.5 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Philadelphia Union favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Seattle Sounders in 5 · 4 too close

1.31 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/151.27 goals/match

1.94 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/15▲1.27 goals/match

1.6 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 13/121.48 xG/match

1.65 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 13/12▲1.33 xG/match

15.4 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 16/1513.5 shots/match

9.38 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 16/1513.1 shots/match

4.56 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/15▲5.33 shots/match

3.88 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 16/154.53 shots/match

45.4%Possessionseason · 16/1552.7%

5.88 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/155.33 corners/match

3.19 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 16/156.27 corners/match

3.5 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/32 cards/match

15.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/159.07 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

13%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/15▲33%

69%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/15▲80%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Philadelphia Union18.3

Seattle Sounders70

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Philadelphia Union46.1

Seattle Sounders53.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Philadelphia Union70

Seattle Sounders55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Philadelphia Union98.3

Seattle Sounders48.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Philadelphia Union95

Seattle Sounders13.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 60%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Philadelphia Union86.7

Seattle Sounders70

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Philadelphia Union76.2

Seattle Sounders55.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2.4 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51 goals/match

2.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲2.6 goals/match

2.2 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.61 xG/match

18.6 shots/match▲Shots5/513.8 shots/match

6.4 shots/match▲Shots on target5/55.4 shots/match

38.8%Possession5/553.6%

5.4 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.8 fouls/matchFouls5/58.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.7 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.4 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.7 goals/match

1.64 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.67 xG/match

16.2 shots/match▲Shots10/1014.9 shots/match

5.3 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲5.8 shots/match

43.2%Possession10/1054.3%

5.4 corners/matchCorners10/105.4 corners/match

—Cards1/0—

14.8 fouls/matchFouls10/108.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 15 matches

1.31 goals/matchGoals scored16/151.27 goals/match

1.94 goals/matchGoals allowed16/15▲1.27 goals/match

1.6 xG/match▲Expected goals13/121.48 xG/match

15.4 shots/match▲Shots16/1513.5 shots/match

4.56 shots/matchShots on target16/15▲5.33 shots/match

45.4%Possession16/1552.7%

5.88 corners/matchCorners16/155.33 corners/match

3.5 cards/matchCards4/32 cards/match

15.1 fouls/matchFouls16/159.07 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 8 matches

0.86 goals/match▲Goals scored7/80.75 goals/match

1 goals/matchGoals allowed7/8▲0.88 goals/match

1.54 xG/match▲Expected goals5/61.1 xG/match

15.6 shots/match▲Shots7/811.4 shots/match

4.57 shots/matchShots on target7/84.38 shots/match

46.7%Possession7/853%

7.29 corners/matchCorners7/84.88 corners/match

—Cards2/2—

13.4 fouls/matchFouls7/810.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.96 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples16 / 15home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness3 daysfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 25 Jul 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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What the record shows

Philadelphia Union's recent record differs from the season

Recent scheduling adds useful context

Seattle Sounders have a visible away split

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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