On Saturday Apr 16th, Philadelphia Union and Toronto will play a match in Toronto in a meeting of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Toronto recorded a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram struck first for Real Salt Lake in the 7th minute on a feed from Sergio Córdova, then Thompson tied it up for Toronto in the 9th minute on a feed from Shaffelburg . Toronto is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Philadelphia Union is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Columbus Crew. Room scored the first goal for Philadelphia Union on an own goal in the 2nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Columbus Crew was frustrated by Philadelphia Union’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Philadelphia Union ended the match with the shutout victory. Philadelphia Union should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Philadelphia Union won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Philadelphia Union is fortunate enough to have Daniel Gazdag in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Jesús Jiménez has been the most effective weapon for Toronto lately. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.