On the 3rd of July, Columbus Crew hosts Philadelphia Union in a Major League Soccer match. Columbus Crew is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake. Neither Real Salt Lake nor Columbus Crew could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Columbus Crew looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Philadelphia Union is fresh off their 2-1 win against New York City. Mikael Uhre struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 9th minute, then Castellanos Gimenez tied it up for New York City in the 88th minute. Philadelphia Union is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Philadelphia Union won by a score of 1 to 0. Eloy Room scored the first goal for Philadelphia Union on an own goal in the 2nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Columbus Crew couldn’t muster any offence and Philadelphia Union ran away with the shutout win.
Mikael Uhre has been the most effective weapon for Philadelphia Union lately. The Danish attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Erik Hurtado has been the most prolific scorer on Columbus Crew in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.