The Philadelphia Union have never defeated the Los Angeles Football Club (D5 L12, including a penalty shoot-out loss in the 2022 MLS Cup Final), though both meetings in Philadelphia have ended in draws. The Los Angeles Football Club is the only MLS team the Philadelphia Union have played but never defeated.
The Philadelphia Union’s 2-2 draw with FC Cincinnati on September 16 was just the fourth time its failed to win in its last 22 regular-season home matches dating back to June 2022 (W18 D3 L1). The Philadelphia Union are unbeaten in its last nine home league matches against Western opponents dating to May 2019 (W5 D4).
The Los Angeles Football Club played a scoreless draw at St. Louis City SC on Wednesday, its sixth straight road match without a win (d2 L4) The Los Angeles Football Club have won two of its last 14 away from home (D5 L7) dating to late April, including a 1-1draw in Philadelphia in a Concacaf Champions League match on April 26.
Daniel Gazdag’s equalizing penalty at 96:16 against Charlotte FC on Wednesday was the latest regular-season goal ever scored in the Philadelphia Union history. The goal was Gazdag’s MLS-record 11th converted penalty of the season. No other team this season has scored more than seven penalties.
Maxime Crepeau earned his first clean sheet of 2023 with a four-save effort against St. Louis City SC. Crepeau is the third different goalkeeper with a shutout this season in MLS play for the Los Angeles Football Club (Eldin Jakupovic & John McCarthy) as they join Sporting Kansas City as the only teams with three such players.
