Philadelphia Union v DC United result

Full-time · Philadelphia Union 0–0 DC United

Major League Soccer · Thu, 18 May 2023 00:30 BST · Subaru Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Philadelphia Union · DC United · Head-to-head

Philadelphia Union 0–0 DC United — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Philadelphia Union and DC United drew 0–0 at Subaru Park in Major League Soccer on Thursday 18 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: DC United, from fewer shots (11 to 16), created the better chances, 1.51 xG to 0.63 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

Discipline

P. Lauziere showed four yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Philadelphia Union: J. Carranza (8’) and José Martínez (90+3’); DC United: D. Williams (48’) and L. O'Brien (74’).

What it changes

Philadelphia Union are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. DC United are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, T. Ku-DiPietro (DC United) 6.2, Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) 5.6 and T. Miller (DC United) 4.5 led the match.

Next up

Philadelphia Union next host New England Revolution on 24 October 2026.

DC United next travel to FC Cincinnati on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Philadelphia Union: Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for DC United: FC Cincinnati v DC United, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Philadelphia Union 0–0 DC United · Major League Soccer
Venue: Subaru Park · Chester, Pennsylvania
Referee: P. Lauziere
Head-to-head (last 6): Philadelphia Union 4 · draws 1 · DC United 1 · 4.17 goals/game
Recent form: Philadelphia Union 2W 2D 1L · DC United 2W 1D 2L

Philadelphia Union 0–0 DC United (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.17 / 3.4

Corners

against 4.67 / 4.83 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.67 / 3.4

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 3.17 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.5 / 2.4

Cards

against 2.33 / 2.83 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · P. Lauziere

1.5 home / 2.14 away

over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Philadelphia Union for / against	Line	DC United for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.17 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.4 for · 4.83 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	10.5 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.2 for · 10.17 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.67 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.4 for · 3.17 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	15.4 for · 14.5 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 2.83 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: P. Lauziere — 3.64 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 24 fouls over 14 matches (1.5 to the home side, 2.14 to the away side).

Home 1.5Away 2.14

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Carranza n 8	79.9	3 7/5	2 6/4	—
L. Flach n 8	66.5	2.2 5/4	0.8 3/1	—
M. Real n 8	44	2 4/2	1.3 3/2	—
Q. Sullivan n 8	29.4	1.9 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
Alejandro Bedoya n 8	79.9	1.7 7/4	0.7 4/1	—

Philadelphia Union — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Torres n 8	25.9	3.5 4/2	0.9 2/0
A. Perea n 8	34.1	2.3 3/1	1 2/1
J. Carranza n 8	79.9	1.7 5/5	0.7 4/1
M. Uhre n 8	58.5	1.5 5/2	1.2 4/1
Dániel Gazdag n 8	82.4	1.2 8/1	1 6/1

Philadelphia Union — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Torres n 8	25.9	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Dániel Gazdag n 8	82.4	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
A. Perea n 8	34.1	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
J. Carranza n 8	79.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
M. Uhre n 8	58.5	0.6 1/1	0 0/0

Philadelphia Union — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
José Martínez n 8	83.5	3.2 8/6
L. Flach n 8	66.5	2.9 6/5
Jesus Bueno n 6	20.5	2.9 3/1
D. Lowe n 8	75.8	2.7 7/6
A. Perea n 8	34.1	2.6 4/2

Philadelphia Union — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Andre Blake n 8	90	3 6/6

DC United

DC United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Benteke n 8	90	3.8 7/6	1.8 7/5	—
Erik Hurtado n 8	32.9	2.7 6/2	0.7 1/1	—
L. O'Brien n 8	71.8	2.2 6/4	2 5/5	—
Y. Asad n 8	26.3	1.7 3/1	2.1 4/1	—
C. Durkin n 8	48.4	1.6 5/2	2.1 6/3	—

DC United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Fountas n 8	69.1	3.6 7/7	2 7/3
C. Benteke n 8	90	2.4 7/6	1.3 7/2
Jackson Hopkins n 8	24.8	2.3 2/1	0.9 1/1
Erik Hurtado n 8	32.9	1.7 4/1	0.7 2/0
Y. Asad n 8	26.3	1.3 3/0	0.9 2/0

DC United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Fletcher n 6	16.8	0.9 1/0	0.9 1/0
C. Benteke n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
T. Fountas n 8	69.1	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Mohanad Jeahze n 8	67.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
L. O'Brien n 8	71.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

DC United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Pedro Santos n 8	73.4	4.1 7/6
Russell Canouse n 8	80.1	3.1 8/7
J. Greene n 6	62.2	2.7 4/4
T. Ku-DiPietro n 8	30.6	2.2 3/2
V. Palsson n 8	84.4	2.1 7/5

DC United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Miller n 8	90	2.4 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Philadelphia Union		DC United
45%	Possession	55%
0.63	Expected goals (xG)	1.51
16	Shots	11
2	Shots on target	3
8	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	6
5	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	4
1	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
372	Passes	453
74%	Pass accuracy	77%

Philadelphia Union player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Andre Blake	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Jakob Glesnes	90	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
J. Elliott	90	1	0	2	0	0	7.7
K. Wagner	90	1	0	0	1	0	7.9
L. Flach	90	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
Dániel Gazdag	90	0	0	1	0	0	6
J. Carranza	90	2	2	0	0	Y	6.7
Nathan Harriel	72	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Alejandro Bedoya	72	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Torres	58	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Real	57	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
José Martínez sub	33	1	0	2	1	Y	7
M. Uhre sub	32	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
O. Mbaizo sub	18	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
A. Perea sub	18	1	0	0	0	0	6.5

DC United player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Miller	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
V. Palsson	90	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
D. Williams	90	0	0	0	1	Y	7.3
Donovan Pines	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
C. Durkin	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Russell Canouse	90	1	1	2	2	0	7.5
L. O'Brien	90	0	0	0	4	Y	7.5
C. Benteke	90	2	0	2	0	0	6.6
M. Klich	83	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
Gaoussou Samake	75	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
T. Ku-DiPietro	75	1	1	0	2	0	7.3
J. Greene sub	15	0	0	1	2	0	7
Cristián Dájome sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Y. Asad sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Philadelphia Union v DC United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Philadelphia UnionDLWDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

DC UnitedWWLLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Philadelphia Union 4 · 1 draw · DC United 1 · 4.17 goals/game

2022-08-20 DC United 0–6 Philadelphia Union
2022-07-08 Philadelphia Union 7–0 DC United
2021-08-29 DC United 3–1 Philadelphia Union
2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 DC United
2021-05-24 DC United 0–1 Philadelphia Union
2020-10-15 DC United 2–2 Philadelphia Union

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Philadelphia Union#4 pos55 pts34 pl+16 GD

DC United#12 pos40 pts34 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Philadelphia Union scored1.68

DC United scored1.32

Philadelphia Union conceded1.21

DC United conceded1.44

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What is the head-to-head record between Philadelphia Union and DC United?: In their last 6 meetings, Philadelphia Union won 4, DC United won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Philadelphia Union and DC United?: Recent form — Philadelphia Union 2W 2D 1L; DC United 2W 1D 2L.

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