Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC 9/19/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Union host Orlando City SC in a MLS Eastern Conference showdown. Philadelphia is ninth in the conference table at 8-8-7 on 32 points with a goal difference of +4. Philadelphia was defeated 2-0 by America in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions League tie and was eliminated on 4-0 aggregate. Philadelphia lost to New England 1-0 at home in its most recent MLS fixture.

Philadelphia has one win, one draw and three losses in its last five matches across all competitions and during that span has scored three goals and conceded seven. Philadelphia has been held scoreless in each of his last two outings. Kacper Przyblko is the leading goal scorer for Philadelphia with six, while Sergio Santos and Cory Burke each have four. Jamiro Monteiro is the leader in assists with four.

Orlando City is third in the conference table at 10-8-6 on 38 points with a goal difference of +2. Orlando City is three points shy of second-place Nashville but has played one more match. Orlando City was defeated by CF Montreal 4-2 in its most recent outing on Wednesday. Scoring for Orlando in the loss were Robin Jansson and Ruan. Nani and Andres Perea were each issued red cards and will not play on Sunday.

Orlando City has two victories, one draw and two losses in each of its last five matches in the MLS and during that span has scored six and conceded nine. Orlando's back line and goalkeeper have two clean sheets in the last five matches played. Nani is the leading goal scorer for Orlando City with nine but will not play on Sunday. Benji Michel has scored four goals. Nani is also the leader in assists with seven.