Oct 9th features a match where Philadelphia Union will host Toronto in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. Philadelphia Union sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Charlotte. Rios Calderon scored the first goal for Charlotte in the 24th minute, then Rios Calderon added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Kamil Jóźwiak In the end, Philadelphia Union was frustrated by Charlotte’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Charlotte ended the match with the shutout victory. Philadelphia Union should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while toronto sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Inter Miami. Gonzalo Higuaín struck first for Inter Miami in the 86th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Toronto couldn’t muster any offence and Inter Miami ran away with the shutout win. Toronto is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Philadelphia Union and Toronto last played eachother at the Bmo Field on the 16th of April. Toronto was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Julián Carranza scored the first goal for Philadelphia Union in the 34th minute, then Jesús Jiménez got the equalizer for Toronto in the 39th minute on a feed from Osorio Finally they completed the comback in the 51st minute on a goal by Alejandro Pozuelo to cap off a wild match.
Toronto’s top weapon lately has been Federico Bernardeschi, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Philadelphia Union is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Gazdag and Mikael Uhre each having 2 goals in their last five.