Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC prediction, picks & best bets

There’s no Major League Soccer action for a while, but those typically involved in MLS will be kept busy thanks to being involved in the Leagues Cup.

This is one of the all-American clashes in the competition. Can the Union get revenge for that home defeat against Charlotte earlier in the season? Read on for our Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC predictions.

Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC prediction

For the Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC match prediction, we believe the final score will be a 2-2 tie based on our analysis.

Both teams arrive in solid scoring form, so both could quite easily make offensive headway in this fixture, though I’m not sure either side will do enough to come out on top.

• Over 3.0 Asian Total @ +105 with DraftKings Sportsbook

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Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC betting odds

The early betting lines (Moneyline) implies a win probability of 47.6% for the Philadelphia Union, also implying a win probability of 31.3% for Charlotte FC.

Using our own calculations, we’ve arrived at a winning chance of 43.6% for the Union and a 33.3% for visiting success.

Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC head-to-head statistics

This won’t be the first time that the pair have faced off this season, nor will it be the second time. Back in May, these two clashed in Major League Soccer, tying 0-0, before the Charlotte boys picked up an away win (0-2) a month later. When the pair met prior to this season, in 2023, they tied 2-2.

Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC preview

This game will take place on 27/07/2024 at Subaru Park. Kick off will be at 21:00 local time.

After a bad spell, the Union boys got their acts together during the recently concluded mid-week round of fixtures, beating the New England Revolution in rather resounding fashion, winning by five goals to one.

Jim Curtin’s men took that confidence-boosting performance and used it as a springboard for further success as they beat Nashville SC by three goals to nil last time out, with key man Daniel Gazdag reminding us all of what a threat he is, scoring a superbly taken hat-trick.

In high-scoring form, Saturday’s hosts should fancy themselves to make a good start to life in the Leagues Cup.

As the hosts have shifted through the gears of late, the visitors have kept things nice and steady, losing none of their last three, but they come into this without a win in two.

Last time out, Dean Smith’s men ground it out on the road in Austin, picking up a point that is not to be laughed at. Such a result was a promising one and it showed that this is a team that is far from easy to get the better of.

The visitors have also scored plenty of goals of late, scoring six in their last three, so if the hosts want to go hard here, then we could be in for an exciting game.

Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC picks

As two Major League Soccer teams settle down to battle it out in the Leagues Cup, I’m taken by just the one betting angle. Here goes.

Over 3.0 Asian Total

We’ve seen the hosts throw caution to the wind in recent weeks, which has paid off as they go into this game having scored eight goals in their last two fixtures.

A similar approach here could yield more goals for the Union, but it could also see them come unstuck defensively. After all, this Charlotte team can score goals too and often plenty of them.

Smith’s boys have failed to score in just one of their last seven on the road, scoring two or more in four of those, keeping only one clean sheet. At least four goals have been scored in four of those seven games.

Both teams also come into this game having scored multiple goals last time out, which is not to be ignored.

We know that the visitors won by two goals to nil when the pair met at Subaru Park in Major League Soccer a month ago, but that was a game where both teams created plenty, so much so that there could easily have been four or five goals scored.

That game is still fresh in the memory and it is on the basis of that and the recent scoring form of both that a bet on ‘Over 3.0 Asian Total’ looks viable at currently available odds of +105.

Recap - Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC best bets

To recap, our recommended bet ahead of this Leagues Cup fixture is as follows:

Over 3.0 Asian Total @ +105 with DraftKings Sportsbook

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