MLS - October 4 - Philadelphia (Away)
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According to Doyle:
Philly have just one win all year against teams in the top four of either conference at the time of the meeting.
I don’t know how many games that involved.
From a different Doyle piece: "The Union is "just 7W-6L-3D against current playoff sides."
That's 1.5 PPG. That's OK. I'd like to know the H/A breakdown. But this game is a bit less daunting than I thought.
That's 1.5 PPG. That's OK. I'd like to know the H/A breakdown. But this game is a bit less daunting than I thought.
im surprised. i thought freese was concussed by what happened last game, and that he'd be out on concussion protocol or something. well glad they both ok
Pascal said that he "looks good" and should be clearing protocol. Jansen never specified concussion but Thiago Martins actually did prior
I’ve also heard it was a shoulder, but either way, it’s good he’s available.
I'll be out with friends for this one but following along on my phone. I'll catch up to the chat post-match.
We've come such a long way, especially over the last couple months. Let's beat these guys and show the world it's real.
We've come such a long way, especially over the last couple months. Let's beat these guys and show the world it's real.
Good morning all you Frank Lampards.
It's game day bitches.
It's game day bitches.
Yeah he broke it down they are something like only one loss and a plus 22 goal differential against non playoff teams. They’ve crushed the bottom of the table and that’s why they will win the shield.
Kind of the opposite of NYCFC. Bet against Philly in the playoffs when the quality of competition increases.
Makes sense that the Shield recipe is (1) don't lose at Home and (2) beat up on bad teams Away.
Checking, and the Union have just 1 Home loss (to Nashville) in 16 games.
Their best home wins include Cincy, Charlotte, then some low level playoff teams. They have home draws against Miami, Orlando, Columbus, and Toronto.
Their West conference opponents were 4 bottom dwellers: Galaxy (W) and St. Louis (W) Home, plus Houston (T), and Dallas (T) Away. Western playoff opponents were wild card Colorado (W) Home and Vancouver (A), who gave them a 7-0 beat down. I really hope Vancouver has their fan version of Brooklyn Blue. But that's a fortunate soft draw of West opponents.
In sum, their home record against better playoff teams is meh, with a lot of draws. But with Home advantage in the playoffs, I'd still probably consider them most likely to win. Of course than means far below 50% overall, but better odds than probably any other team.
Hard to believe we could be second in the East at the end of the day today if we beat the Union and Red Bull [
] beats Cincy.
] beats Cincy.
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If we win this game, will Philly demand an asterisk again?
