San Diego vs Philadelphia Union

0 - 5
🕒 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Ismail Elfath 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
San Diego 18 · Philadelphia Union 14
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.67
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.17
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 17%
Draws 25%
Away wins 58%
How the match was won
  • Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (10-21).
  • San Diego controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

San Diego (Home stats)

Games / Record

14
W-D-L: 6-3-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 24
Avg: 2.29 / 1.71

Points

21
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1
Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 4-2-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 28
Avg: 2.08 / 2.15

Points

14
Avg: 1.08

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
1.08
2.29
GF
2.08
1.71
GA
2.15
86%
O2.5
77%
57%
BTTS
77%
57%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

San Diego rank18th
Philadelphia Union rank14th
San Diego points30
Philadelphia Union points33
San Diego: #18 · 30 pts · GD +0
16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Philadelphia Union: #14 · 33 pts · GD +7
13 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

San Diego last 5 home

L L W W W
Points9/15
Weighted index40
Goals9-9
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Philadelphia Union last 5 away

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals16-10
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

San Diego trend breakdown

Over 2.586%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.593%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 64% · 1H BTTS 36%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.577%
BTTS77%
BTTS + O2.569%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

San Diego score at home93%
San Diego clean sheet at home36%
Philadelphia Union score away85%
Philadelphia Union clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

San Diego score first57%
San Diego win after scoring first75%
Philadelphia Union score first38%
Philadelphia Union win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: San Diego 33% · Philadelphia Union 25%
Avg first goal minute: San Diego 15.9' · Philadelphia Union 27.2'

Vs league average

San Diego score at home2.29 vs 1.83
San Diego concede at home1.71 vs 1.37
Philadelphia Union score away2.08 vs 1.37
Philadelphia Union concede away2.15 vs 1.83
San Diego score 25% above league average, while Philadelphia Union score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: San Diego are 25% above league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals5.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

San Diego goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
31-45 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 10
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
5
Total Shots
10
21
Shots off Goal
4
12
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
9
14
Shots Outside Box
1
7
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
11
4
Fouls
13
15
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
553
398
Passes Accurate
468
320
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
27'
27' B. Damiani
45'
45' 📺 VAR
A. Alvarado
Red card cancelled
45+2'
45+2' A. Alvarado
45+5'
45+5' Goal · 0-1
Cavan Sullivan
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Vassilev
45+7'
45+7' Neil Pierre
60'
60' O. Valakari
1st substitution · For: D. Vazquez
60'
60' A. Alvarado
2nd substitution · For: A. Godoy
60'
60' A. Pellegrino
3rd substitution · For: C. Bakambu
61'
61' Goal · 0-2
Cavan Sullivan
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Vassilev
67'
67' Goal · 0-3
B. Damiani
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Westfield
70'
70' I. Vassilev
1st substitution · For: Q. Sullivan
73'
73' E. Achouri
4th substitution · For: B. B. Zamble
77'
77' Cavan Sullivan
2nd substitution · For: J. Bueno
77'
77' B. Damiani
3rd substitution · For: E. Alladoh
81'
81' I. Murphy
5th substitution · For: D. Þór­halls­son
86'
86' Neil Pierre
4th substitution · For: J. Sery Larsen
86'
86' M. Iloski
5th substitution · For: M. Jakupovic
87'
87' Goal · 0-4
A. Godoy
Own Goal
90+1'
90+1' O. Verhoeven
90+4'
90+4' Goal · 0-5
M. Jakupovic
Normal Goal

San Diego vs Philadelphia Union 0-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat San Diego 5-0 on Monday, 14 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ismail Elfath.

First half: B. Damiani received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 27'. VAR intervened at 45' for San Diego (Red card cancelled). A. Alvarado received a yellow card for San Diego at 45+2'. Philadelphia Union took the lead at 45+5' when Cavan Sullivan scored, with the assist credited to I. Vassilev, making the score 0-1. Neil Pierre received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 45+7'.

Second half: San Diego made their 1st substitution at 60', with O. Valakari replacing D. Vazquez. San Diego made their 2nd substitution at 60', with A. Alvarado replacing A. Godoy. San Diego made their 3rd substitution at 60', with A. Pellegrino replacing C. Bakambu. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 61' when Cavan Sullivan scored, with the assist credited to I. Vassilev, making the score 0-2. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 67' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to F. Westfield, making the score 0-3. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 70', with I. Vassilev replacing Q. Sullivan. San Diego made their 4th substitution at 73', with E. Achouri replacing B. B. Zamble. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Cavan Sullivan replacing J. Bueno. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 77', with B. Damiani replacing E. Alladoh. San Diego made their 5th substitution at 81', with I. Murphy replacing D. Þór­halls­son. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 86', with Neil Pierre replacing J. Sery Larsen. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 86', with M. Iloski replacing M. Jakupovic. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 87' when A. Godoy scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-4. O. Verhoeven received a yellow card for San Diego at 90+1'. Philadelphia Union added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when M. Jakupovic scored, making the score 0-5.

San Diego used 5 substitutions while Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions. San Diego got 2 yellow cards, while Philadelphia Union got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (10-21).
  • San Diego controlled possession (58%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

San Diego vs Philadelphia Union Head-to-Head History by Season