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Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers betting prediction


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The Philadelphia Union arrives packed for this confrontation, so it should impose itself on the field to get a good result. The visitors want to qualify, so they will have to work hard on the field, thus scoring and attacking quickly. We hope for a busy game with good chances of goals. We will bet that there will be more than 2.5 goals in the match.
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Preview
Philadelphia Union and Portland Timbers face at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17, in a match for the 0ª round of the MLS. In 4 head‑to‑heads in the last 3 years, the away team won 4. The last head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 26‑05‑2019, and ended in a (1‑3) win by Portland Timbers. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Philadelphia

The home team comes to this stage of the MLS (Semi‑finals) after having eliminated: Sporting KC and New England. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 22 conceded. In the last 4 home league matches Philadelphia Union has a record of 3 wins and 1 draw, so they have won 10 points out of 12 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 4 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 5 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Philadelphia Union has been showing a lot of competence throughout MLS is Back. If they reached the semifinals it was because of the good work that they have been presenting. They are one step away from competing for the title of the competition and will do their best to ensure qualification. On the other hand, this tends to be the most complicated match that they will play compared to previous duels. It is clear that they have quality to win, but the ideal is that they redouble the attention so as not to run the risk of getting in trouble.

Confirmed Lineup: Andre Blake, Kai Wagner, Raymon Gaddis, Mark McKenzie, Jack Elliott, Brenden Aaronson, Alejandro Bedoya, Jamiro Monteiro, José Martínez, Kacper Przybyłko, Sergi Santos.
Coach: J. Curtin.

Analysis Portland

The away team comes to this stage of the MLS (Semi‑finals) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: New York City and FC Cincinnati. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 9 away matches Portland Timbers has won 5, tied 2 and lost 2. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 6 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

If Portland Timbers got into trouble in the round of 16, we can't say the same about the quarterfinals. The Oregon team prevailed and, with authority, beat New York City by the score of 3x1. Once again they will have a hard time ahead, but they are determined to go to the MLS is Back final. They will depend only on themselves and what they show on the field over the ninety minutes. Therefore, there must be a lot of concentration for all sectors to show efficiency.

Confirmed Lineup: Steve Clark, Dario Župarić, Larrys Mabiala, Jorge Villafaña, Chris Duvall, Diego Valeri, Sebastian Blanco, Diego Chará, Eryk Williamson, Marvin Loría, Jeremy Ebobisse.
Coach: P. Neville.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Philadelphia vs Portland match, on 6 August 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Philadelphia vs Portland on 6 August 2020 will be played at Orlando, Florida, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17.

 

MLS - 2020

  • 98% 326 / 333 Games

  • Home team wins 48.77%
  • Draws 21.17%
  • Away team wins 30.06%
  • Over 1.5 76.38%
  • Over 2.5 58.28%
  • Over 3.5 31.6%
  • Goals 936
  • Goals /match 2.87
  • Goals /match home 1.63
  • Goals /match away 1.24
  • Both teams score 57.36%
  • Goals after 80' 18.06%
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