The last three meetings between Philadelphia and Minnesota have seen at least five goals scored, with each side winning one of the last two meetings by a 3-2 scoreline. The lone meeting between the sides in Chester was a 5-1 Union win in October 2018 that saw Philadelphia score four first-half goals for only the second, and most recent, time in club history (also vs. Orlando City in October 2017).
Philadelphia reached the Conference Final for the first time in club history in 2021, losing to New York City FC at that stage. The defeat to NYCFC was just the second loss in its final 14 games of last season (W7 D5), with the other coming against Minnesota United in October.
Minnesota United lost its first four matches last season before rallying to make the playoffs. Following that poor start, the Loons had only one losing streak in the final 30 matches of the season, dropping consecutive matches in mid-September.
All 35 goals the Union conceded in the 2021 regular season were scored inside the box. Philadelphia became the first team to not allow a single goal from outside the box for an entire season since Opta began detailed MLS data collection in 2010.
Midseason acquisition Franco Fragapane was involved in more goals than any other Minnesota United player after his debut in 2021, contributing to 15 total goals (6 goals, 9 assists), including scoring the Loons’ lone goal of the postseason against Portland.
