The Union are unbeaten in four straight matches against CF Montréal (W2 D2), though both meetings last season ended in draws. The four-match run equals the longest unbeaten run for Philadelphia against Montreal in the club’s MLS history (4 straight, W2 D2, from August 2014 to May 2016).
CF Montréal has lost three of its last four matches dating back to the end of last season (W1). Before this run, Montreal had lost just three of its previous 13 matches (W5 D5) dating back to mid-August.
The Union managed just one win in their final 14 away matches last season (D8 L5), and that victory came at FC Cincinnati. Philadelphia has conceded at least once in all 14 of those matches but has only been shut once on the road in that time (0-1 at Nashville on July 3).
Kei Kamara has scored seven career MLS goals against the Union, doing so with three different teams (Clb, NE, SKC). No player has scored more than seven goals against Philadelphia in the club’s MLS history.
Cory Burke scored the Union’s first goal of the season on Saturday while attempting five shots, tied for the most of any player in MLS on the opening weekend. The goal was Burke’s first since June, ending an 11-match run without scoring (including playoffs), the longest such streak of his career.
