San Diego vs Philadelphia Union Prediction

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego· I. Elfath 14/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
71%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.44
SignalNEUTRALModel41%RiskMediumGap+1.2%
Value Analysis
74%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.44
SignalSTRONGModel74%RiskMediumGap+8.6%
San Diego Rest
3 days
Philadelphia Union Rest
4 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
42%2.63
X
24%3.80
2
34%2.36
Double Chance
1X
66%1.54
X2
58%1.44
Both Teams to Score
Yes
69%1.40
No
31%2.70
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.75 + 1.26 = 3.01
Over 1.5
86%1.13
Over 2.5
71%1.44
Over 3.5
47%2.15
Under 1.5
14%5.75
Under 2.5
29%2.63
Under 3.5
53%1.67
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.2 + 4.4 = 9.6
Over 8.5
59%1.46
Over 9.5
46%1.82
Over 10.5
36%2.20
Under 8.5
41%2.49
Under 9.5
54%1.87
Under 10.5
64%1.60
Cards
Projected Cards: 2 + 2.6 = 4.6
Over 3.5
68%1.42
Over 4.5
49%1.89
Under 3.5
32%2.65
Under 4.5
51%1.82

Match Events

27'Bruno DamianiFoul
45'Red card cancelledAlejandro Alvarado Jr
45+2'Alejandro Alvarado JrArgument
45+5'Cavan SullivanAssist: Indiana Vassilev
45+7'Neil PierreFoul
60'Onni Valakari INDavid Vazquez out
60'Alejandro Alvarado Jr INAníbal Godoy out
60'Amahl Pellegrino INCédric Bakambu out
61'Cavan SullivanAssist: Indiana Vassilev
67'Bruno DamianiAssist: Francis Westfield
70'Indiana Vassilev INQuinn Sullivan out
73'Elias Achouri INBryan Zamblé out
77'Cavan Sullivan INJesus Bueno out
77'Bruno Damiani INEzekiel Kwame Alladoh out
81'Ian Murphy INDagur Dan Þórhallsson out
86'Neil Pierre INJaphet Sery Larsen out
86'Milan Iloski INMalik Jakupovic out
87'Aníbal GodoyOG
90+1'Oscar VerhoevenFoul
90+4'Malik Jakupovic

Lineups

San Diego
4-3-3Coach: Mikey Varas
Philadelphia Union
4-4-2Coach: Ryan Richter
D. Ferree18D. FerreeD. Ferree
O. Verhoeven33O. VerhoevenO. Verhoeven
M. Duah26M. DuahM. Duah
I. Murphy32I. MurphyI. Murphy
Kieran Sargeant5K. SargeantKieran Sargeant
A. Alvarado70A. AlvaradoA. Alvarado
J. Tverskov6J. TverskovJ. Tverskov
O. Valakari8O. ValakariO. Valakari
A. Dreyer10A. DreyerA. Dreyer
A. Pellegrino90A. PellegrinoA. Pellegrino
E. Achouri99E. AchouriE. Achouri
A. Blake18A. BlakeA. Blake
F. Westfield39F. WestfieldF. Westfield
Neil Pierre44N. PierreNeil Pierre
N. Harriel26N. HarrielN. Harriel
K. Wagner27K. WagnerK. Wagner
Cavan  Sullivan6C. SullivanCavan Sullivan
D. Jean-Jacques21D. Jean-JacquesD. Jean-Jacques
J. Lukić4J. LukićJ. Lukić
I. Vassilev19I. VassilevI. Vassilev
B. Damiani9B. DamianiB. Damiani
M. Iloski10M. IloskiM. Iloski

San Diego Substitutes

94C. BakambuF
20A. GodoyM
97C. McVeyD
13P. SisniegaG
15P. SomaM
3D. Þór­halls­sonD
19D. VazquezM
23S. VinesD
14B. B. ZambleF

Philadelphia Union Substitutes

51M. JakupovicF
76A. RickG
5J. Sery LarsenD
33Q. SullivanM
16B. BenderM
8J. BuenoM
11A. BedoyaM
28A. AnelloF
23E. AlladohF

Match Stats

San DiegoPhiladelphia Union
59%Ball Possession41%
11Corner Kicks4
2Yellow Cards2
10Total Shots21
5Shots on Goal5
4Shots off Goal12
9Shots Inside Box14
1Shots Outside Box7
1Blocked Shots4
13Fouls15
1Offsides1
1Goalkeeper Saves5
553Total Passes398
468Passes Accurate320
85%Pass Accuracy80%

Team Comparison

San DiegoSan Diego
Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union
1589Elo Rating 1698
1.38Attack 3.52
0.60Defense 2.69
31%Hit Rate 86%
10.5Shots per Game 18.1
4.8Shots on Target 5.6
5.4Corners per Game 5.9
2.6Cards per Game 1.9

AI Insights

High Goal Expectancy3.01 goals
📈BTTS Trend50% in H2H
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

San DiegoSan Diego
  • No tendency data available
Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (2.5 vs 1 in first half)

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026

Western Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps25154656:23+3349WLWLW
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo26135834:30+444DLWDD
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City26128645:36+944WWDWD
4FC DallasFC Dallas26128649:42+744DWWWD
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes26126846:38+842DWWDD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC27118843:29+1441DLWDD
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids261131236:35+136DWDLW
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy27891034:42-833WDLWL
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers26951247:48-132LLDWL
10San DiegoSan Diego26871144:44031DLLLW
11AustinAustin26791032:44-1230DWDDW
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake25851237:42-529LLLDL
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2478928:33-529DDDDD
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC26781139:46-729LLLLD
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City25531729:63-3418LWLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps2556:2349
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo2634:3044
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City2645:3644
4FC DallasFC Dallas2649:4244
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes2646:3842
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC2743:2941
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids2636:3536
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy2734:4233
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers2647:4832
10San DiegoSan Diego2644:4431
11AustinAustin2632:4430
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake2537:4229
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2428:3329
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC2639:4629
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City2529:6318

Eastern Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Nashville SCNashville SC26176353:21+3257WDLDW
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution26144845:33+1246WWWLW
3Inter MiamiInter Miami261210463:48+1546DDDDW
4CharlotteCharlotte26127747:37+1043WDWDW
5Chicago FireChicago Fire25116845:38+739LLDDD
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union261061050:42+836WWWWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC261041246:60-1434LWWWD
8New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls26961134:48-1433WWLDL
9FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati2589854:61-733DDLLD
10New York City FCNew York City FC26881039:34+532LWLDD
11DC UnitedDC United25611831:39-829LDWDL
12Toronto FCToronto FC26611939:49-1029LLWDD
13Columbus CrewColumbus Crew26751437:42-526WLLWL
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC26751430:43-1326WDLDL
15CF MontrealCF Montreal26561531:53-2221LLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Nashville SCNashville SC2653:2157
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution2645:3346
3Inter MiamiInter Miami2663:4846
4CharlotteCharlotte2647:3743
5Chicago FireChicago Fire2545:3839
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union2650:4236
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC2646:6034
8New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls2634:4833
9FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati2554:6133
10New York City FCNew York City FC2639:3432
11DC UnitedDC United2531:3929
12Toronto FCToronto FC2639:4929
13Columbus CrewColumbus Crew2637:4226
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC2630:4326
15CF MontrealCF Montreal2631:5321
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San Diego vs Philadelphia Union Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Major League Soccer fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

Philadelphia Union have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. San Diego and Philadelphia Union have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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