Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 24/07/2020, 05:18  by James | Modified on 24/07/2020 at 06:18 in Football Predictions

Progression from the Round of 16 is at stake when Philadelphia Union meet New England Revolution in the first knockout round of the MLS is Back tournament. Philadelphia made it to this stage after progressing from Group A in second place. They picked up wins over New York City FC and Inter Miami before drawing with group winners Orlando City. New England Revolution also qualified through a second-place finish, finishing behind Toronto FC on goal difference in Group C. They started with a win over Montreal Impact before going on to draw against DC United and Toronto. Philadelphia Union have dominated this fixture for some time now, going unbeaten in the last five meetings, four of which resulted in victory for them. Philadelphia are coming off the back of a good season in which they equaled their highest-ever conference finish, third place. Polish forward Kacper Przybyłko scored a club-record 15 goals last season and he got off the mark in this tournament with the winning goal in the 2-1 victory over Inter Miami.

The Revolution finished midtable in the conference last season, the third time they had finished seventh in four years. While that level of consistency brings its own special kind of comfort, fans would like it if the club kicked on. A lack of firepower up front has held them back and that has been in evidence in this competition with only two goals in three games. In fact, the Revolution have failed to score more than one goal in four of their last five matches against Philadelphia. We see this being their undoing in this fixture too. Back the Union to win.