Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union vs Real Salt Lake — Major League Soccer
2-1
Real Salt LakeTalen Energy Stadium, Philadelphia
Going into the match, Philadelphia Union had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.9 goals a game; Real Salt Lake had won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 in 10, scoring 1.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Philadelphia Union
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (W W W W W). 2.9 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 4-2 vs Orlando City SC · 26 Sept 2026
- W 3-4 at Sporting Kansas City · 20 Sept 2026
- W 0-5 at San Diego · 14 Sept 2026
- W 5-0 vs FC Cincinnati · 9 Sept 2026
- W 2-0 vs CF Montreal · 5 Sept 2026
- W 1-3 at New York Red Bulls · 29 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Real Salt Lake
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 (W L L L L). 1.0 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 3-0 vs New England Revolution · 27 Sept 2026
- L 2-0 at Seattle Sounders · 24 Sept 2026
- L 0-3 vs Vancouver Whitecaps · 20 Sept 2026
- L 0-2 vs New York City FC · 13 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at Houston Dynamo · 10 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 vs Los Angeles FC · 6 Sept 2026
How it unfolded
- 31' Normal Goal — Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union)
- 81' Normal Goal — Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union)
- 96' Normal Goal — Saba Lobjanidze (Real Salt Lake)
Match statistics
| Philadelphia Union | Metric | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 53 | Ball possession | 47 |
| 1.85 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.83 |
| 14 | Total shots | 11 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 487 | Total passes | 456 |
| 389 | Accurate passes | 363 |
| 13 | Key passes | 10 |
| 105 | Duels | 105 |
| 48 | Duels won | 57 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |