PHILADELPHIA UNION vs. D.C. UNITED
PPL PARK, Chester, Penn.
May 17, 2015 (Week 11, MLS Game #109)
7 pm ET (Fox Sports 1, FOX Deportes)
A pair of clubs riding completely opposite streaks meet when Philadelphia Union play host to D.C. United on Sunday evening at PPL Park before a FOX Sports 1 audience. Union are in the throes of a club-record equaling four-game losing streak, returning home following a 3-0 defeat at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. United extended their current undefeated run to eight games – their longest in nearly eight years – following a midweek 2-1 come-from-behind victory against Orlando City SC at RFK Stadium.
- Philadelphia Union saw their winless streak reach five games with a fourth consecutive defeat in a 3-0 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday.
- Jairo Arrieta scored his second goal for United in their 1-1 home draw with Sporting KC last weekend, his first since hitting for the lone goal in the season-opening win vs. the Montréal Impact on March 7.
- United won both meetings between the teams a year ago, both by 1-0 scorelines, winning May 10 at PPL Park, then Sept. 27 at RFK Stadium.
- The teams have also met each of the last three seasons in the U.S. Open Cup, with United advancing on two occasions, including in a 3-1 fourth-round victory a year ago.
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REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): George Gansner; AR2 (opposite): Danny Thornberry; 4th: Marcos de Oliveira MLS Career: 20 games; FC/gm: 26.2; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 8; pens: 5
SUSPENDED: PHI: Richard Marquez (through May 17)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: PHI: Maurice Edu
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DC: Davy Arnaud
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: PHI: Fernando Aristeguieta (Venezuela)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (12 meetings): Union 4 wins, 15 goals … United 5 wins, 16 goals … Ties 3
AT PHILADELPHIA (6 meetings): Union 3 wins, 8 goals … United 3 wins, 7 goals … Ties 0
RETURN MATCHES: 5/30: D.C. United vs. Philadelphia Union, 7 p.m. ET; 7/26: D.C. United vs. Philadelphia Union, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
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