Philadelphia Union v D.C. United: Lesesne performs down significance of consequence on playoff hopes
Philadelphia Union v D.C. United: Lesesne performs down significance of consequence on playoff hopes


Troy Lesesne admitted D.C. United’s journey to Philadelphia Union may have large playoff implications, however performed down the importance of a win.

D.C. are degree on factors with Philadelphia however sit one place under them within the Jap Convention in tenth because of their inferior objective distinction.

Lesesne’s workforce are at the moment unbeaten in three, having come from behind to attract 1-1 with New York Metropolis FC final day out after back-to-back wins.

A win on Sunday would transfer D.C. above their opponents, however Lesesne is just not resting their end-of-season hopes on one match.

“It is a huge match, there’s no method round that,” Lesesne stated.

“Whatever the end result, there are nonetheless going to be 4 matches after this weekend that shall be equally as necessary.

“Clearly, we will place ourselves in a good way if we will choose up three factors, but it surely’s not on this mindset of a ‘must-win’ by placing the load of the world on this consequence.

“We have to recognise the significance, however not go excessive by placing an excessive amount of significance on it with 5 left to play.”

In the meantime, Philadelphia bounced again from defeat to Inter Miami by thrashing NYCFC 5-1 in midweek.

Head coach Jim Curtin was buoyed by that consequence and is eager to maintain that momentum going on the weekend.

“I feel we’ve had a playoff mindset and a playoff mentality as a result of we’ve put ourselves in a scenario the place we’ve needed to,” Curtin stated.

“We’ve to seek out methods to take factors in exhausting video games. The win [against NYCFC] means nothing if we don’t go dwelling and handle enterprise there in our subsequent two huge video games.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Philadelphia Union – Tai Baribo

Tai Baribo had each a objective and an help in Philadelphia’s win on Wednesday.

It was Baribo’s first help as a member of the Union to go together with his 15 profession objectives for the membership in all competitions.

D.C. United – Christian Benteke

Christian Benteke scored in D.C. United’s final away match, a 2-1 win at Chicago Hearth, his tenth highway objective of the common season.

The one D.C. participant to attain extra objectives on the highway in a single common season was Roy Lassiter (11) in 1999.

MATCH PREDICTION: PHILADELPHIA UNION WIN

The Union have received 12 of their final 16 common season matches towards D.C. United (D3 L1) courting again to Might 2017. Philadelphia outscored D.C. 46-14 over these 16 matches.

Nevertheless, Philadelphia have misplaced seven of their final 12 common season dwelling matches (W2 D3) after shedding simply six of their earlier 78 such video games at Subaru Park courting again to March 2019 (W53 D19).

In the meantime, D.C. have collected 13 factors from their final six common season matches (W4 D1 L1) after incomes simply 11 factors from their earlier 17 league matches (W2 D5). That is the primary time they’ve collected 13 factors in a span of six common season matches since August-September 2021.

OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

Philadelphia Union – 57.1%

Draw – 22.2%

D.C. United – 20.7%





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